lang-fǽre
- adjective
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Nánwuht nis langfǽres on ðís andweardan lífe
there is nothing lasting in this present life,
- Bt. 38, 2 ;
- Fox 198, 6 .
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On langfǽre ylde bet hé déþ
at an advanced age he will do better,
- Lchdm. iii. 188, 26 .
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Eác ða treówa ðe beóþ áheáwene on fullum mónan beóþ heardran wið wyrmǽtan and lengfǽrran [langferran, MS. L.],
- 268, 10 .
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Swá eác treówa gif hí beóþ on fullum mónan geheáwene hí beóþ heardran and langfǽrran tó getimbrunge
so too trees, if they are cut down at the full moon, are harder and more lasting for building,
- Homl. Th. i. 102, 23 .
Bosworth, Joseph. “lang-fǽre.” 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/21151.
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