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frum-cirr

Grammar
frum-cirr, <b>-cerr, -cyrr.</b>
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Take here <b>frum-cyrr</b> and add: definite, first time as opposed to second, third, &amp;c. Æt frumcirre . . . æt óðrum cirre . . . æt þriddan cirre, Ll. Th. i. 214, 4. indefinite, in the phrase æt frumcirre at once Sió gesihð æt fruman

frum-gewrit

(n.)
Grammar
frum-gewrit, es; n.
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An original writing, an original deed or charter Wé wǽron ádílegode of þám frymþelican frumgewrite þe wé tó heofenum áwritene wǽron, Wlfst. 252, 12

frum-gifu

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For Hpt. 457 substitute Frumgyfe, wyrþmynte praerogativam, An. Ox. 2154

frum-líc

(adj.)
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Substitute: <b>frum-lic</b> original, primitive. v. next word, and cf. frym-lic

frum-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
frum-sceaft, e; f.
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Substitute: and add: a first shaping, birth Þé wǽre sélre . . . þǽr þú wurde ǽt frymþe (frumsceafte, v. l.) fugel . . . þonne þú ǽfre on moldan man gewurde it had been better for thee . . . if thou hadst been born a bird . . . than that thou shouldst

frum-sceapen

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Add: first-formed Se frumsceapena man, Adam, næs gestrýned ne ácenned, ac God hine gesceóp. Seó óðer gesceapennys wæs swá þæt God gesceóp Euan of hire weres sídan, Hml. Th. ii. 8, 22. Frumsceapena protoplastus, i. primitus plasmatus i. Adam, An. Ox.

frum-sceat

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Hé ofslóg ǽlcne frumsceat percussit omne primogenitum, Ps. Rdr. 104, 36. Add

frum-spræc

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frum-spræc, l. -sprǽc,
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and add: First words of a discourse Seofon hálige men ðǽra naman wé áwriton on ðǽre frumsprǽce heora hálgan ðrowunge, Hml. S. 23, 120

frum-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
frum-tíd, e; f.
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The first part of a period On þǽre frumtíde his inbetýnednesse inclusionis suae tempore primo, Gr. D. 212, 5

frum-wæstm

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Of ðínum frumwæstmum syle ðearfum, Hml. Th. ii. 102, 10. Add

frum-wilm

(n.)
Grammar
frum-wilm, es; m.
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the first inflammation of disease Æfter ádle welme onweg gewitenre . . . þonne of þám frumwelme . . ., Lch. ii. 82, 3. the first fervour of feeling, &amp;c. On þám frumwylme heora gecyrrednesse, R. Ben. 135, 5

ge-frett

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-fretan</b>; p. ge-fræt, pl. ge-frǽton; pp. -freten To devour, consume Sé ðe gefrett feh his qui deuorauit substantiam suam, Lk. L. 15, 30. Flégendo gefréten ꝥ uolucres comederunt illud, 8, 5. Gefreaten bið ł gespilled bið

fram-eald

(adj.)
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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

wamm-freht

(n.)
Grammar
wamm-freht, es; n.

Divination

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Divination Ða ðæt womfreht réniaþ ariolorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 8. Womferht, 5, 16. Cf. frihtere,frihtrung

Linked entry: friht

orleg-from

(adj.)
Grammar
orleg-from, adj.

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

FRETAN

(v.)
Grammar
FRETAN, ic frete, ðú fritest, fritst, he freteþ, friteþ, fritt, fryt, pl. fretaþ; p. ic, he fræt, ðú frǽte. pl. frǽton; pp. freten [for-, etan to eat?].

to eat upgnawFRETdevourconsumedevŏrāreconsūmĕrecomĕdĕreto breakburstfrangĕrerumpĕre

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Bos. 4, 4; frétun, Rush.: fréton, Mt. Lind. 13, 4: Gen. 37, 20. We hine frǽton obsorbuĭmus eum, Ps. Th. 34, 23: 104, 30.

Linked entry: gefrett

fram-a-teón

(v.)
Grammar
fram-a-teón, p. -ateáh, pl. -atugon; pp. -atogen

To draw away fromabstrăhĕreextrăhĕre

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To draw away from; abstrăhĕre, extrăhĕre Framatuge extraxisti, Ps. Vos. 21, 8. Framatogen detractus, ablātus, Cot. 69

fremsumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fremsumlíce, adv.

Kindlybenignlybenigne

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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

frý-gyld

(n.)
Grammar
frý-gyld, es; n.

A free guild or societylībĕrum sodālĭtium vel collegium

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A free guild or society; lībĕrum sodālĭtium vel collegium, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: freó-gyld