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fremian

  • verb [ weak ]
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  • Fremað

    proficit,

      An. Ox. 56, 347.
  • Genóg frémað

    sufficit,

      Rtl. 191, 37.
  • Fremet

    expedit,

      Kent. Gl. 605.
  • Hú micclum fremige þǽre soðan lufe gebed,

      Hml. Th. i. 50, 35.
  • Wið fýre fremiende

    contra ignem valens.

      Bd. 3, 10; Sch. 232, 16.
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  • ꝥ him ne fremað náht,

      Hml. S. 13, 310 : 11, 301.
  • Him fremað swíðor ꝥ þá ungesewenlican fýnd beón oferswýðde þonne þá gesewenlican,

      25, 829.
  • Hig ne fremiað mé ealle

    non mihi expediunt omnia,

      Ll. Th. ii. 174, 10.
  • Hé wæs swíðe wís ..., ꝥ fremode eallre þisse ðeóde,

      Chr. 1057; P. 118, 25: Hml. S. 10, 239.
  • Hwæt eów betst fremige,

      11, 35.
  • Him sylfum fremian

    sibi prodesse,

      R. Ben. I. 107, 17.
  • Fremian (framian,

    v.l.

    ) his underþeóddan,
      R. Ben. 120, 9: Hml. Th. i. 62, 8.
  • Þurh lufe óðrum fremigan,

      252, 20. (2 a)
    where the particular is given in respect to which benefit is done :-- Þá ðing þe him fremað tó nitwyrðum þingum and tó þǽre écan hǽle, Hml. S. I. 101.
  • Hit him náwiht tó hǽlo ne fremede,

      Guth. 96, 16. (2 b)
    where means or manner of benefit is given :-- Þæt hé oðrum fremige on worde and on weorce, Hml. Th. ii. 556, 15.
  • Ne mihte se éhtere mid nánre ðénunge þám lytlingum swá micclum fremian, swá micclum swá hé him fremode mid þǽre éhtnysse hætunge, i. 84,

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      A. R. 284.
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[Fremian seems to be distinguished in meaning and form from fremman.]
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