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freoðian

  • verb [ weak ]
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freoðian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad
To care for, maintain, cherish, protect, keep, observe; consŭlĕre, sustentāre, fŏvēre, tuēri, observāre
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  • In eallum þingum ðære cirican eahtum and gódum he freoðode and fultemede

    ecclēsiæ rebus in omnĭbus consŭlĕre ac făvēre cūrāvit,

    • Bd. 2, 6
      • ;
    • S. 508, 32.

  • Ðæt mínes freán módwén freoðaþ

    what my master's mind's thought will maintain,

    • Exon. 129 b
      • ;
    • Th. 498, 3
      • ;
    • Rä. 87, 7.

  • God mín feorg freoðaþ

    God will protect my life,

    • Exon. 36 a
      • ;
    • Th. 116, 28
      • ;
    • Gú. 214.

  • Hie ælmihtig sigebearn Godes freoðode

    the almighty victorious Son of God protected her,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 2292
      • ;
    • El. 1147: Exon. 94 b
      • ;
    • Th. 354, 3
      • ;
    • Reim. 40: 103 a
      • ;
    • Th. 391, 14
      • ;
    • Rä. 10, 5.

  • Hine weoruda God freoðade on foldan

    the God of hosts protected him on earth,

    • Exon. 38 a
      • ;
    • Th. 126, 6
      • ;
    • Gú. 367.

  • Hí ðone heágan dæg healdaþ and freoðiaþ

    they keep and observe the high day [Sunday ],

    • Hy. 9, 27
      • ;
    • Hy. Grn. ii. 291, 27.
Derived forms
ge-freoðian
Similar entries
v. friðian.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “freoðian.” 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/12342.

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