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freórig

  • adjective
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freórig, adj.
freezing, chilled, frigid, frozen; frīgens, frīgŏre rīgens, frīgĭdus, gĕlĭdus
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  • Ic wæs mundum freórig

    my hands were chilled [lit. I was freezing in my hands ],

    • Andr. Kmbl. 982
      • ;
    • An. 491.

  • Mec se wǽta wong, wundrum freórig, ǽrist cende

    the humid field, wonderously frigid, first brought me forth,

    • Exon. 109 a
      • ;
    • Th. 417, 8
      • ;
    • Rä. 36, 1.

  • Land wǽron freórig cealdum cýlegicelum

    the lands were frozen with cold icicles,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2520
      • ;
    • An. 1261.
chilled with fear or sorrow, trembling, sad; trĕmens, tristis
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  • He gefeóll freórig to foldan

    he fell trembling to the ground,

    • Judth. 12
      • ;
    • Thw. 25, 27
      • ;
    • Jud. 281.

  • Ongon hygegeómor, freórig and ferþwérig, fúsne grétan

    he, sad in mind, trembling and weary of soul, resolved to greet the departing [man ],

    • Exon. 49 b
      • ;
    • Th. 171, 21
      • ;
    • Gú. 1130.

  • Ferþloca freórig

    a trembling body,

    • 76 b
      • ;
    • Th. 288, 18
      • ;
    • Wand. 33.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “freórig.” 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/12332.

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