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frǽcenful

(adj.)
Grammar
frǽcenful, adj.

Dangerous ⬩ perilous ⬩ perīcŭlōsus

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Dangerous, perilous; perīcŭlōsus Móna se þreótteóða frǽcenful ys to angennene þing the thirteenth moon is perilous for beginning things, Obs. Lun. § 13; Lchdm. iii; 190, 11: 15; Lchdm. iii. 190, 30: 17; Lchdm. iii. 192, 14

fræclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fræclíce, adv.

Greedily ⬩ ăvĭde

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Greedily; ăvĭde Fræclíce bát ăvĭde momordit, Gr. Dial. 1, 4

frǽcne

(adv.)
Grammar
frǽcne, adv.

Fiercely ⬩ severely ⬩ hardly ⬩ dūre ⬩ atrōcĭter ⬩ audacter

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Fiercely, severely, hardly; dūre, atrōcĭter, audacter Abrahames cwén spræc frǽcne on fǽmnan Abraham's wife spoke severely against the damsel, Cd. 103; Th. 136, 22; Gen. 2262: Ps. Th. 64, 3: 90, 12. Ðonne hit ðé frǽcnost þynce when it seems worst to thee

fræfellíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fræfellíce, adv.

Saucily ⬩ procācĭter

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Saucily; procācĭter, Som. Ben. Lye

frǽ-micel

(adj.)
Grammar
frǽ-micel, adj.

Very great ⬩ famous ⬩ præ-magnus ⬩ exĭmius

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Very great, famous; præ-magnus, exĭmius, Cot. 178

Linked entry: freá-micel

fræm-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
fræm-sum, adj.

Kind ⬩ benignus

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Kind; benignus Gedó fræmsume frófre ðíne make thy comfort kind, Ps. C. 50, 130; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 130

frǽ-ófestlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
frǽ-ófestlíce, adv.

Very hastily ⬩ very quickly ⬩ præprŏpĕre

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Very hastily, very quickly; præprŏpĕre, Cot. 178

Linked entries: freá-ófestlíce fré-ófestlíce

fram

(adj.)
Grammar
fram, adj.

Valiant ⬩ stout ⬩ firm ⬩ strēnuus

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Valiant, stout, firm; strēnuus Geong and fram young and valiant, Bd. 4, 15; S. 583, 25. He wæs fram to Godes compe he was stout for God's battle, Andr. Kmbl. 467; An. 234

framlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
framlíce, adv.

Strongly ⬩ firmly ⬩ stoutly ⬩ fortĭter ⬩ strēnue

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Strongly, firmly, stoutly; fortĭter, strēnue Ðes Cásere framlíce rehte da cynewísan this Cæsar firmly ruled the kingdom, Bd. 1, 5; S. 476, 7: 4, 10; S. 578, 6. Benedictus ðone síþfæt framlíce to Róme geferde Benedict stoutly went his journey to Rome,

fram-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
fram-weard, adj.

Turned from or away ⬩ averse ⬩ froward ⬩ perverse ⬩ aversus ⬩ perversus

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Turned from or away, averse, froward, perverse; aversus, perversus, Som. Ben. Lye

fram-wísum

(adv.)
Grammar
fram-wísum, adv.

Wisely ⬩ săpienter

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Wisely; săpienter Ǽttrene beóþ gegalene framwísum venefĭci incantantis săpienter. Ps. Spl. 57, 5

frécendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
frécendlíc, adj.

Dangerous ⬩ perīculōsus

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Dangerous; perīculōsus Hú frécendlíc ðæt dysig is how dangerous the error is! Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 6. Ða habbaþ sum yfel frécendlícre ðonne ǽnig wíte síe on ðisse worulde they have an evil more dangerous than any punishment in this world is, 38, 3; Fox

freme

(adj.)
Grammar
freme, adj.

Good ⬩ strenuous ⬩ bold ⬩ bŏnus ⬩ strēnuus

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Good, strenuous, bold; bŏnus, strēnuus Fremu folces cwén the folk's bold queen, Beo. Th. 3868; B. 1932

Linked entry: FREMU

fremfullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fremfullíce, adv.

Effectually ⬩ beneficially ⬩ efficācĭter

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Effectually, beneficially; efficācĭter, R. Ben. interl. Prol

fremsumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fremsumlíce, adv.

Kindly ⬩ benignly ⬩ benigne

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Kindly, benignly; benigne Ðá wæs he frem-sumlíce onfangen cum benigne susceptus. Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 12: 1, 25; S. 487, 15

Linked entry: fremsume

fremþe

(adj.)
Grammar
fremþe, adj.

Strange ⬩ foreign ⬩ aliēnus ⬩ externus

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Strange, foreign; aliēnus, externus Ðæt ríce tweógende cyningas and fremþe forluron and towurpon regnum réges dŭbii vel externi disperdĭdērunt, Bd. 4, 26; S. 603, 17. Hí awurpon ða ealdormenn ðæs fremþan cyninges they cast off the aldermen of the strange

freoh

(adj.)
Grammar
freoh, adj.

Free ⬩ līber

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Free; līber Ic neom freoh non sum līber. Coll. Monast. Th. 20, 7: Ps. Spl. 87, 4. Gif he freoh sý if he be free, L. Wg. 8; Th. i. 188, 3: L. Ath. i. 24; Th. i. 212, 14. He gewát freoh fram deáþes sárnysse he departed free from the pain of death, Homl

freólslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
freólslíce, adv.

Solemnly ⬩ freely ⬩ sollennĭter ⬩ lībĕre

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Solemnly, freely; sollennĭter, lībĕre Freólslíce sollennĭter, R. Concord. 8. In ðæm he freólslíce meahte lifian in which he might freely live, Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, note 30

freóndlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
freóndlíc, adj.

Friend-like ⬩ friendly ⬩ ămīcus ⬩ benignus

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Friend-like, friendly; ămīcus, benignus Þurh ða freóndlícan englas per ămīcos angĕlos, Bd. 5, 13; S. 633, 29

freónd-spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
freónd-spédig, adj.

Rich in friends ⬩ amīcōrum dīves

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Rich in friends; amīcōrum dīves Ðus mæg mihtig man, and freóndspédig, his dǽdbóte, mid freónda fultume, micelum gelíhtan thus may a powerful man, and rich in friends, greatly lighten his penance, with the help of his friends, L. P. M; Th. ii. 286, 13

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