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fyrht

  • noun [ neuter ]
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fyrht, firht, freht, es; n?
A divining, divination, augury; auspĭcium, hariolātio, augŭrium
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  • Oððe on blóte odðe on fyrhte

    either by sacrifice or by divination,

    • L. C. S. 5
    • ;
    • Th. i. 378, 22.
  • On firhte,

    • L. N. P. L. 48
    • ;
    • Th. ii. 296, 28.
  • Æristum oððe frumum frehtum

    prīmis auspĭciis,

    • Rtl. 97, 16.
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v. frihtrung.
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