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folc-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
folc-gemót, -mót, folces gemót, es; n.

A folk-meetingpŏpŭli consessus

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A folk-meeting; pŏpŭli consessus. The folc-gemót was a general assembly of the people of a town, city or shire, and was held annually on the first of May, but it could be convened on extraordinary occasions by ringing the moot-bell, — 'Cum ălĭquid vēro

Linked entry: folc-mót

folc-geréfa

(n.)
Grammar
folc-geréfa, an; m.

A folk-reevea people's governorpŏpŭli præpŏsĭtus

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A folk-reeve, a people's governor; pŏpŭli præpŏsĭtus Folcgeréfa actionātor, Ælfc. Gl. 5; Som. 56, 25; Wrt. Voc. 17, 30. v. Du Cange, sub voce Actionator

folc-geriht

(n.)
Grammar
folc-geriht, es; n.

Folk-rightpublĭcum jus

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Folk-right; publĭcum jus Feola syndon folc-gerihtu there are many folk-rights, L. R. S. 21; Th. i. 440, 25

folc-geþrang

(n.)
Grammar
folc-geþrang, es; n.

Folk-thronga crowdpŏpŭli căterva

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Folk-throng, a crowd; pŏpŭli căterva Ðurh ðæt folcgeþrang through the crowd, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 30

Linked entry: ge-þrang

folc-getrum

(n.)
Grammar
folc-getrum, folce-getrum, es; n.

Folk-hostexercĭtus

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Folk-host; exercĭtus Folcgetrume gefaren hæfdon they had come with a host, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 29; Gen. 1987

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folc-gewinn

(n.)
Grammar
folc-gewinn, es; n.

Folk's war, battlebellum

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Folk's war, battle; bellum Wæs monig Gota gelysted folcgewinnes many a Goth was desirous of battle, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 19; Met. 1, 10

folc-lǽsung

(n.)
Grammar
folc-lǽsung, e; f.

Public lyingslanderpublĭcum mendācium

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Public lying, slander; publĭcum mendācium Gif mon folclǽsunge gewyrce si quis publĭcum mendācium confingat, L. Alf. pol. 28; Wilk. 41, 19

folc-lagu

(n.)
Grammar
folc-lagu, e; f.

Folk or public lawpublĭca lex

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Folk or public law; publĭca lex Gif hwá folclage wirde if any one corrupt the law of the people, L. N. P. L. 46; Th. ii. 296, 22. Folclaga wyrsedon the laws of the people were corrupted, Lupi Serm. i. 5; Hick. Thes. ii. 100, 19

folc-mǽlum

(n.)

in bands

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in bands, Chr. 1011; Erl. 145, 5, = floc-mǽlum

folc-mót

(n.)
Grammar
folc-mót, es; n.

A popular assemblypŏpŭli consessus

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A popular assembly; pŏpŭli consessus On folcmóte at the folk-moot, L. Ath. i. 12; Th. i. 206, 11, note 25

Linked entry: folc-gemót

folc-néd

(n.)
Grammar
folc-néd, e; f.

A people's needpŏpŭli necessĭtas

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A people's need; pŏpŭli necessĭtas Him wísode wolcen unlytel daga ǽghwylce, swá hit Drihten hét; and him ealle niht, óðer beácen, fýres leórna, folcnéde heóld a large cloud directed them every day, as the Lord commanded it; and to them all night, another

folc-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
folc-rǽden, -rǽdenn, e; f.

A nation's lawplēbiscītum

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A nation's law; plēbiscītum Sum mæg folcrǽdenne gehycgan one may deliberate a nation's law, Exon. 79a; Th. 295, 32; Crä. 42

folc-stów

(n.)
Grammar
folc-stów, e; f.

A public placecountry placepublĭcus vel rustĭcus lŏcus

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A public place, country place; publĭcus vel rustĭcus lŏcus He ferde ge þurh mynsterstówe ge þurh folcstówe discurrĕre per urbāna et rustĭca lóca sŏlēbat, Bd. 3, 5; S. 526, 27

Linked entry: folc

folc-sweót

(n.)
Grammar
folc-sweót, es; m. [sweót, m. a band]

A multitude of peoplemultitudepŏpŭli multĭtūdocaterva

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A multitude of people, multitude; pŏpŭli multĭtūdo, caterva Folcsweóta mǽst greatest of multitudes, Cd. 171; Th. 215, 2; Exod. 577

Linked entry: sweót

folc-wélig

(adj.)
Grammar
folc-wélig, -wéleg; adj.

Rich in peoplepopulouspŏpŭlo dīvesabundans

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Rich in people, populous; pŏpŭlo dīves, abundans ) Folcwélega populous, Cot. 153

folc-wíga

(n.)
Grammar
folc-wíga, an; m.

A warriorbellātor

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A warrior; bellātor Folcwígan wicge wegaþ warriors on horseback bear me, Exon. 104a; Th. 395, 26; Rä. 15, 13

fóre-ætýwian

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-ætýwian, p. ede; pp. ed

To fore-showto go before and show the waypræmonstrāre

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To fore-show, to go before and show the way; præmonstrāre, Som. Ben. Lye

fóre-beácen

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-beácen, -beácn, es; n.

A fore-tokenprodigywonderprodĭgiumportentumostentum

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A fore-token, prodigy, wonder; prodĭgium, portentum, ostentum Ic eom swá fórebeácen folce manegum tamquam prodĭgium factus sum multis, Ps. Th. 70, 6. fórebeácna prodĭgiōrum 104, 23. He sigetácen sende manegum, fórebeácn feala folce Ægipta mīsit signa

fóre-beón

(v.)

to be before or overto presidepræesse

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to be before or over, to preside; præesse. Scint. 32, 58

fóre-beran

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-beran, part. -berende; p. -bær, pl. -bǽron; pp. -boren

To preferpræferre

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To prefer; præferre He sundorlíf and munuclíf wæs fóreberende eallum ðám weólum and árum ðæs eorþlícan ríces ĕrat vītam prīvātam et mŏnachĭcam cunctis regni dīvĭtiis et hŏnōribus præfĕrens. Bd. 4, 11; S. 579, 8