FRÉCNE
- adjective
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Ðǽr ðú findest frécne feohtan
there thou wilt find a savage contest,
- Andr. Kmbl. 2699 ;
- An. 1352.
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Ðæt biþ frécne wund
that is a perilous wound,
- Exon. 19 a ;
- Th. 48, 12 ;
- Cri. 770.
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He ána genéðde frécne dǽde
he alone ventured on the daring deed,
- Beo. Th. 1782 ;
- B. 889.
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Be ðære frécnan cóðe
of the dangerous disorder,
- L. M. 2, 33 ;
- Lchdm. ii. 236, 12.
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He sceal fleón ðone frécnan wlite ðises middaneardes
he should avoid the dangerous splendour of this earth,
- Bt. 12 ;
- Fox 36, 20.
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On ða frécnan tíd
tempŏre discrīmĭnis.
- Bd. 1, 8 ;
- S. 479, 21.
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Frécne þúhton egle eáláda
the fearful sea-ways seemed terrible,
- Andr. Kmbl. 880 ;
- An. 440.
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Hwonne him Freá frécenra síþa reste ageáfe
when the Lord should give him rest from his perilous journeyings,
- Cd. 71 ;
- Th. 86, 8 ;
- Gen. 1427: Ps. Th. 143, 8.
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To frécnum þingum
for daring things,
- Lchdm. iii. 158, 16.
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Ðæt he him afirre frécne geþohtas
that he should banish from him wicked thoughts,
- Cd. 219 ;
- Th. 282, 10 ;
- Sat. 284.
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He frécnu gestreón funde
he found dangerous wealth,
- Bt. Met. Fox 8, 115 ;
- Met. 8, 58.
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Ðe ða frécnan deórwurþnessa funde
who found the dangerous treasures,
- Bt. 15 ;
- Fox 48, 24.
Bosworth, Joseph. “FRÉCNE.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/12230.
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