heáh-freá
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A high and mighty lord Heofona heáhfreá ( Christ ), Cri. 253: 424. Cf. heáh-cyning ; 2
gúþ-frec
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Substitute: greedy for war or destruction. The epithet is applied to the cannibals who, distressed by hunger, were eager for the death of the victim they meant to eat Þá wæs rinc manig, gúðfrec guma, ymb þæs geongan feorh breóstum onbryrded tó þám beaduláce
healf-freó
Half-free
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Half-free Hwílum be freótmen, hwílum be healftreón, Wlfst. 171, 4 note
hund-freá
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a centurion Hundfre[-á?] ceniurio, Mt. L. 22, 19 marg. (?)
fram-eald
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very old, ancient Seó stów wæs gehálgod in framealdum dagum, C. D. iii. 60, 17. [Cf. Goth. fram-aldrs.]
Linked entry: eald
fram-lic
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His dǽde beóð framlica (fran-, MS.) opera eius fortia erunt, Archiv cxxviii. 300, 10. Add
freó-wíf
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a freeborn woman Fríwíf, Ll. Th. i. 20, 7. Cf. freó-man
gúþ-frec
Bold in war
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Bold in war Gúþfrec guma man bold in war, Andr. Kmbl. 2235; An. 1119
gafol-freó
Free from tax ⬩ tribute
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Free from tax or tribute Ic habbe gifen ... ðat cotlíf ðé ic wæs boren inne ... and áne hýde ... scotfré and gafolfré, C. D. iv. 215, 33. Gauelfré, 191, 18
orleg-from
Stout in battle
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Stout in battle Oft ic gǽstberend cwelle compwǽpmim; cyning mec . . . hwílum lǽteþ sceacan orlegfromne, Exon. Th. 401, 21; Rii. 21, 15
fram-a-teón
To draw away from ⬩ abstrăhĕre ⬩ extrăhĕre
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To draw away from; abstrăhĕre, extrăhĕre Framatuge extraxisti, Ps. Vos. 21, 8. Framatogen detractus, ablātus, Cot. 69
freó-bearn-fæder
A father of noble children ⬩ nōbĭlium fīliōrum păter
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A father of noble children; nōbĭlium fīliōrum păter.Cd. 163; Th. 206,1; Exod. 445
freó-bearn-fæder
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Dele, and see preceding word
FREÓGAN
to free ⬩ make free ⬩ manumittĕre ⬩ lībĕrāre ⬩ to honour ⬩ like ⬩ love ⬩ honōrāre ⬩ dilĭgĕre ⬩ ămāre
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to free, make free; manumittĕre, lībĕrāre Man sceal freógan aelig-acute;lcne þeówan one shall free every slave; revertētur hŏmo ad possessiōnem suam. Lev. 25, 10. Ic hit freó I free it. Chr. 963; Erl. 122, 2. He freóde ðæt mynster [MS. mynstre] he freed
Linked entries: freón freónd fría ge-freógan
frý-gyld
A free guild or society ⬩ lībĕrum sodālĭtium vel collegium
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A free guild or society; lībĕrum sodālĭtium vel collegium, Som. Ben. Lye
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fré-friend
A comforter ⬩ the Comforter ⬩ the Paraclete ⬩ consōlātor ⬩ paraclētus
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A comforter, the Comforter, the Paraclete; consōlātor, paraclētus Ne cymþ se fréfriend to eów Paraclētus non vĕniet ad vos, Jn. Bos. 16, 7: 14, 16: Ps. Th. 134, 14
Linked entry: fréfrend
fré-ófestlíce
very hastily ⬩ quickly ⬩ speedily ⬩ præprŏpĕre ⬩ festinanter ⬩ expĕdīte
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very hastily, quickly, speedily; præprŏpĕre, festinanter, expĕdīte, Som. Ben. Lye
frý-dóm
Freedom ⬩ liberty ⬩ lībertas
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Freedom, liberty; lībertas Se frýdóm the freedom, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 4. Ða men habbaþ simle frýdóm men have always freedom, 40, 7. Fox 242, 25, 27, 28: 41, 2; Fox 244, 16, 21
FRETAN
to eat up ⬩ gnaw ⬩ FRET ⬩ devour ⬩ consume ⬩ devŏrāre ⬩ consūmĕre ⬩ comĕdĕre ⬩ to break ⬩ burst ⬩ frangĕre ⬩ rumpĕre
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Deáþ misfédeþ oððe fritt hig mors depascet eos, Ps. Spl. T. 48, 14. Fýr fryt land mid his wæstme ignis devŏrābit terram cum germĭne suo, Deut. 32, 22. Gærstapan hit fretaþ eall locustæ devŏrābunt omnia, Deut. 28, 38 : Ps. Th. 52, 5.
Linked entry: gefrett
frymlíc
Primitive ⬩ first ⬩ prīmĭtīvus
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Primitive, first; prīmĭtīvus Ongunnon hí ðæt apostolíce líf ðære frymlícan cyricean onhýrigean cœpērunt apostŏlĭcam prīmĭtīvæ ecclĕsiæ vītam imĭtāri, Bd. 1, 26; Whelc. 78, 22
Linked entry: frum-líc