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freá-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
freá-beorht, -briht, frǽ-beorht; adj.

Exceedingly bright ⬩ glorious ⬩ præclārus ⬩ clarissĭmus

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Exceedingly bright, glorious; præclārus, clarissĭmus Eálá freábeorht folces [MS. folkes] scippend O! glorious creator of people, Hy. 2, 1; Hy. Grn. ii. 281, 1. Eálá freábrihta folces Scyppend, Ps. Lamb. fol. 183 b, 15. Blickl. Homl. 229, 28

Linked entry: frǽ-beorht

freá-drihten

(n.)
Grammar
freá-drihten, freah-drihten; gen. -drihtnes; m.

A lord ⬩ master ⬩ the Lord ⬩ dŏmĭnus

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Freádrihten mín O my Lord, 42; Th. 54, 29; Gen. 884. He wolde freahdrihtnes feorh ealgian he would defend his lord's life, Beo. Th. 1596, note; B. 796

Linked entry: freah-drihten

freá-gleáw

(adj.)
Grammar
freá-gleáw, adj.

Very prudent ⬩ prudentissĭmus

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Very prudent; prudentissĭmus Hie ðǽr fundon freágleáwe æðele cnihtas they found there very prudent noble youths, Cd. 176; Th. 221, 15; Dan. 88

freah-drihten

(n.)

a lord ⬩ master

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a lord, master, Beo. Th. 1596, note; B. 796

freá-mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
freá-mǽre, frǽ-mǽre; adj.

Very renowned ⬩ celeberrĭmus

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Very renowned; celeberrĭmus Firum freámǽrne eard weardian to inhabit a country very renowned to men, Exon. 95 b; Th. 356, 11; Pa. 10

Linked entry: frǽ-mǽre

freá-reccere

(n.)
Grammar
freá-reccere, es; m.

A chief ruler ⬩ prince ⬩ princeps

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A chief ruler, prince; princeps Freárecceras oððe ealdras éhton me búton ge-earnungum princĭpes persĕcūti sunt me grātis, Ps. Lamb. 118, 161

Linked entry: reccere

freá-wrásen

(n.)
Grammar
freá-wrásen, e; f.

A noble or royal chain ⬩ a diadem ⬩ nōbĭlis torquis ⬩ diadēma ⬩ διάδημα

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Th. 2906; B. 1451

FREC

(adj.)
Grammar
FREC, fræc; adj.

Desirous ⬩ greedy ⬩ gluttonous ⬩ audacious ⬩ bold ⬩ avĭdus ⬩ gŭlōsus ⬩ audax ⬩ temĕrārius

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Desirous, greedy, gluttonous, audacious, bold; avĭdus, gŭlōsus, audax, temĕrārius Gífere vel frec ambro [q.v. in Du Cange], Ælfc. Gl. 88; Som. 74, 83; Wrt. Voc. 50, 63. Frec ambro, Wrt. Voc. 86, 50.

Linked entries: freceo fric frettan

frécen

(n.)
Grammar
frécen, gen. frécnes; n.

Peril ⬩ danger ⬩ perīcŭlum ⬩ discrīmen

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Peril, danger; perīcŭlum, discrīmen Frécnes ne wénaþ they think not of peril. Exon. 96 b; Th. 361, 16; Wal. 20. Ðǽr is ealra frécna mǽste there is the greatest of all perils, Cd. 24; Th. 31, 21; Gen. 488

frécenful

(adj.)
Grammar
frécenful, frǽcenful, -full; adj.

Harmful ⬩ dangerous ⬩ perilous ⬩ perīcŭlōsus

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Harmful, dangerous, perilous; perīcŭlōsus Se þunor byþ frécenfull [MS. P. frécenful] for ðæs fýres sceótungum thunder is harmful from the shootings of the fire, Bd. de nat. rerum; Lchdm. iii. 280, 14; Wrt. popl. science 19, 27.

Linked entry: frǽcenful

frécenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
frécenlíc, frécendlíc; adj.

Dangerous ⬩ perilous ⬩ perīcŭlōsus

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Ðæt is hefig dysig, and frécenlíc fira gehwilcum that is a grievous folly, and dangerous to every man, Bt. Met. Fox 19, 3; Met. 19, 2: Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 13

Linked entry: frécendlíc

frécenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
frécenlíce, adv.

Dangerously ⬩ perīcŭlōse

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Dangerously; perīcŭlōse Scipio frécenlíce gewundod wearþ Scipio was dangerously wounded, Ors. 4, 8; Bos. 89, 40: Lchdm. iii. 156, 26

Linked entry: frǽclíce

frec-máse

(n.)
Grammar
frec-máse, fræc-máse, an; f.

The nun bird ⬩ titmouse ⬩ pārus cærŭleus

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Voc. 281, 9

Linked entries: fræc-máse fret-máse

FRÉCNE

(adj.)
Grammar
FRÉCNE, frǽcne; adj.

Horrible ⬩ savage ⬩ audacious ⬩ wicked ⬩ daring ⬩ dangerous ⬩ perilous ⬩ dīrus ⬩ asper ⬩ austērus ⬩ atrox ⬩ audax ⬩ perīcŭlōsus

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Ðæt biþ frécne wund that is a perilous wound, Exon. 19 a; Th. 48, 12; Cri. 770. He ána genéðde frécne dǽde he alone ventured on the daring deed, Beo. Th. 1782; B. 889. Be ðære frécnan cóðe of the dangerous disorder, L. M. 2, 33; Lchdm. ii. 236, 12.

frécnes

(n.)
Grammar
frécnes, -nis, -ness, -nyss

danger ⬩ peril

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danger, peril, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 24: 3, 19; S. 549, 46: Coll. Monast. Th. 25, 1

frécne-stíg

(n.)
Grammar
frécne-stíg, e; f.

A dangerous way or path ⬩ steep place ⬩ precipice ⬩ præcĭpĭtium

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A dangerous way or path, steep place, precipice; præcĭpĭtium. Som. Ben. Lye

frédan

(v.)
Grammar
frédan, p. de; pp. ed [fród wise, prudent]

To feel ⬩ perceive ⬩ know ⬩ be sensible of ⬩ sentīre

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To feel, perceive, know, be sensible of; sentīre

fréfran

(v.)
Grammar
fréfran, p. ede; pp. ed

To comfort ⬩ console ⬩ consōlāri

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Hwílum ic fréfre ða ic ǽr winne on sometimes I comfort those whom ere I war against, Exon. 102 b; Th. 389, 13; Rä. 7, 7: 27 b; Th. 82, 19; Cri. 1341. Hí earme fréfraþ they comfort the poor, 33 b; Th. 106, 29; Gú. 48.

Linked entries: ge-fréfran frófrian

fremde

(adj.)

foreign ⬩ strange

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Th. 3387; B. 1691

fremdian

(v.)
Grammar
fremdian, p. ode; pp. od

To alienate ⬩ estrange ⬩ aliēnāre

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To alienate, estrange; aliēnāre, R. Ben. 4

Linked entries: á-fremdan frendian