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friá

(n.)
Grammar
friá, an; m.

A lordmasterdŏmĭnus

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A lord, master; dŏmĭnus Ðam ágenan frián to the possessor, L. Eth. iii. 4; Th. i. 294, 17

FREC

(adj.)
Grammar
FREC, fræc; adj.

Desirousgreedygluttonousaudaciousboldavĭdusgŭlōsusaudaxtemĕrārius

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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. Hí firenlusta frece ne wǽron they were not desirous

Linked entries: frettan freceo fric

frǽ-

(prefix)

beforein a greater degreeveryexceedinglypræ-

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before, in a greater degree, very, exceedingly; præ-:

Linked entry: fætt

fran

(v.)
Grammar
fran, p. of frinan.

askedinquired

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asked, inquired;

from

Similar entry: FRAM

frum

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Æt fruman cerre (frumcerre, v. l. ), Bt. 41, 4; F. 252, 12. [The passage from Rtl. 35, 13 is Frúmes frúmcend primę originis, frúmes glosses originis, and primę is glossed by fruncend'.] Add

FRUMA

(n.)
Grammar
FRUMA, an; m. [frum primitive, first] .

a beginningcommencementoriginprincĭpiuminĭtiumŏrīgoprīmordiumexordiuman originatorauthorfounderinventorauctorinventora chiefprincerulerkingprŏcerprincepsrex

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Fram fruman gesceafte ab inĭtio creātūræ, Mk. Bos. 10, 6: Chr. 655; Erl. 28, 2: Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 7: Exon. 25 a; Th. 73, 20; Cri. 1192: Elen. Kmbl. 2282; El. 1142: Andr. Kmbl. 2969; An. 1487: Ps. Th. 92, 3: 98, 4.

fría

(v.)
Grammar
fría, p. ade; pp. ad

to loveto free

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to love Fríende was complexus esset, Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 36. to free Ic fría liberabo, Rtl. 9, 40. We sie fríado liberemur, 7, 3

fra

(prep.)

fromfro

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from, fro, Chr. 656; Erl. 31, 10: 963; Erl. 123, 2

freá-

(prefix)
Grammar
freá-, frǽ-

beforein a greater degreeveryexceedinglypræ-

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before, in a greater degree, very, exceedingly; præ-:

Linked entries: frǽ- wine

fræc

(adj.)
Grammar
fræc, adj.

Voraciousgreedygŭlōsus

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Voracious, greedy; gŭlōsus Fræc [MS. fræt] gŭlōsa, Mone B. 3533

freó

(n.)
Grammar
freó, indecl. m.

A lordmasterdŏmĭnus

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A lord, master; dŏmĭnus Freó ðæt bihealdeþ my master beholds that. Exon. 105 a; Th. 399, 3; Rü. 18, 5

freom

(adj.)
Grammar
freom, adj.

Firmstrongpowerfulfirmusstrēnuusfortis

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Firm, strong, powerful; firmus, strēnuus, fortis Ðá com Metod freom on fultum then came the powerful Lord to his aid, Cd. 134; Th. 169, 1; Gen. 2793: 143; Th. 178, 19; Exod. 14. Se wæs má on cyriclícum þeódscypum gelǽred, ðonne he freom wǽre in weoroldþingum

freme

(adj.)
Grammar
freme, adj.

Goodstrenuousboldbŏnusstrēnuus

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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

freó

(n.)
Grammar
freó, indecl. f.

A womanmŭlier ingĕnua

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A woman; mŭlier ingĕnua Óþ-ðæt he funde freó fægroste until he found the fairest woman, Cd. 23; Th. 29, 28; Gen. 457

fric

(adj.)
Grammar
fric, adj.

Voracious

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Voracious Fric étere vorax. Mt. Lind. 11, 19

freme

(n.)
Grammar
freme, an; f.

Advantageprofitbenefitgoodcommŏdumquæstusemŏlŭmentumbŏnum

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Advantage, profit, benefit, good; commŏdum, quæstus, emŏlŭmentum, bŏnum Hýþ vel freme commŏdum, quæstus, Ælfc. Gl. 81; Som. 73, 25; Wrt. Voc. 47, 30. Ðæs we mágon fremena gewinnan of what we may gain of advantages, Cd. 22; Th. 28, 18; Gen. 437. Ðú us

frió

(adj.)
Grammar
frió, adj.

Freelíber

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Free; líber Frióra ǽghwilc fundie to ðæm écum góde let every one of the free aspire to the eternal good, Bt. Met. Fox 21, 3; Met. 21, 2. He gesceóp twá gesceádwísan gesceafta frió he created two rational creatures free. Bt. 41, 2; Fox 244, 30

fracu

(n.)
Grammar
fracu, e; f.

Wickednessimpudenceprotervĭtas

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Wickedness, impudence; protervĭtas

frig

(adj.)
Grammar
frig, def. se frigea; adj.

Freenoblelīberingĕnuusnōbĭlis

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Free, noble; līber, ingĕnuus, nōbĭlis Nelle ic gán út ne beón frig non egrĕdiar līber, Ex. 21, 5. Gif hwá his ágenne geleód bebycgge, þeówne oððe frigne if any one sell his own countryman, bond or free, L. In. 11; Th. i. 110, 4: L. Win. 14; Th. i. 40