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frásung

(n.)
Grammar
frásung, e; f.

An asking ⬩ inquiring ⬩ tempting ⬩ temptation ⬩ interrŏgātio ⬩ tentātio

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An asking, inquiring, tempting, temptation; interrŏgātio, tentātio Hý to Gúþláces gáste gelǽddun frásunga fela they brought many temptations to Guthlac's spirit. Exon. 35 a; Th. 113, 19; Gú. 160. Mið frásung interrogātiōne, Mt. Kmbl. Præf. p. 19, 9

freatewung

(n.)
Grammar
freatewung, e; f.

An adorning ⬩ adornment ⬩ ornament ⬩ ornātus ⬩ ornāmentum

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An adorning, adornment, ornament; ornātus, ornāmentum, Som. Ben. Lye

frécnen-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
frécnen-spræc, e; f.

An audacious or hostile speech ⬩ audax vel hostīlis sermo

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An audacious or hostile speech; audax vel hostīlis sermo Gyf Frysna hwylc frécnenspræce ðæs morðorhetes myndgiend wǽre if any of the Frisians, by audacious speech, should call to mind [lit. should be a rememberer of] this deadly feud, Beo. Th. 2213,

fréfrung

(n.)
Grammar
fréfrung, e; f.

A comforting ⬩ comfort ⬩ consolation ⬩ consōlātio

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A comforting, comfort, consolation; consōlātio He nolde náne fréfrunge underfón nōluit consōlātiōnem accĭpĕre, Gen. 37, 35

Linked entry: frófrung

fremming

(n.)
Grammar
fremming, e; f.

A framing ⬩ an effect ⬩ efficacy ⬩ fabrĭcātio ⬩ effectus ⬩ effĭcācia

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A framing, an effect, efficacy; fabrĭcātio, effectus, effĭcācia Fremming effectus, Ælfc. Gr. 11; Som. 15, 15: Homl. Th. i. 8, 7

FREMU

(n.)
Grammar
FREMU, e; f.

Advantage ⬩ profit ⬩ gain ⬩ benefit ⬩ commŏdum ⬩ emŏlŭmentum ⬩ quæstus ⬩ fructus ⬩ benĕfĭcium ⬩ sălus

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Advantage, profit, gain, benefit; commŏdum, emŏlŭmentum, quæstus, fructus, benĕfĭcium, sălus Hwelc fremu is ðé ðæt, ðæt ðú wilnige ðissa gesǽlþa what advantage is it to thee, that thou desirest these goods? Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 8: 26, 3; Fox 94, 12. Ðe

Linked entry: freme

freóls-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
freóls-tíd, e; f.

A feast-tide ⬩ festīvum tempus

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A feast-tide; festīvum tempus Æt ðissere freólstíde at this feast-tide, Homl. Th. ii. 264, 17. Sce. Marian freólstída ealle weorþie man georne let all St. Mary's feast-tides be strictly honoured, L. Eth. v. 14; Th. i. 308, 13. Freólstídan and fæstentídan

freomung

(n.)
Grammar
freomung, e; f.

Profit ⬩ advantage ⬩ good ⬩ profectus

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Profit, advantage, good; profectus In ða tíd his bisceophádes swá mycel gástlíc freomung ongon beón in Angelcynnes cyricum, swá nǽfre ǽr ðon beón mihte tantum profectus spīrĭtālis tempŏre præsŭlātus illīus Anglōrum ecclēsiæ, quantum nunquam antea potuēre

Linked entry: fromung

freónd-lufu

(n.)
Grammar
freónd-lufu, e; f.

Friendly love ⬩ friendship ⬩ love ⬩ intimacy ⬩ amīcĭtia ⬩ cārĭtas ⬩ familiārĭtas

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Friendly love, friendship, love, intimacy; amīcĭtia, cārĭtas, familiārĭtas Saga ðæt ðú síe sweostor mín, ðonne ðé leódweras fricgen, hwæt síe freóndlufu uncer twega say that thou art my sister, when the men of the country ask thee what may be the intimacy

frihtrung

(n.)
Grammar
frihtrung, e; f.

Divination ⬩ sooth-saying ⬩ hariŏlātio

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Divination, sooth-saying; hariŏlātio, Cot. 21

Linked entries: frictrung fyrht

friðu-sibb

(n.)
Grammar
friðu-sibb, e; f.

Protecting peace ⬩ tūtēla pācis ⬩ tútéla pacĭfĭca

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Protecting peace; tūtēla pācis, tútéla pacĭfĭca Cwén, friðusibb folca the queen, the protecting peace of nations, Beo. Th. 4038; B. 2017

from-faru

(n.)
Grammar
from-faru, e; f.

An excess

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An excess; — Fromfarum excessibus, Rtl. 17, 15

Linked entry: fram-faru

fromung

(n.)
Grammar
fromung, e; f.

Profit ⬩ advantage ⬩ good ⬩ profectus

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Profit, advantage, good; profectus Micel fromung much good, Bd. 5, 8; S. 621, 30, note

fróuer

(n.)
Grammar
fróuer, e; f.

Comfort ⬩ consōlātio

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Comfort; consōlātio On ðisum geáre sé árwurþa muneca feder and fróuer, Landfranc arcebisceop, gewát of ðissum lífe in this year [A.D. 1089] the venerable father and comfort of monks, archbishop Lanfranc, departed from this life, Chr. 1089; Erl. 226,

frum-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
frum-byrd, e; f.

Birth ⬩ nativity

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Birth, nativity On mínre frumbyrde dæiæge on the day of my birth, Th. Chart. 369, 9

Linked entry: frum-ácennes

frum-cend

(n.)
Grammar
frum-cend, e; f.

Origin

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Origin Frūmes frūmcende (?) primæ originis, Rtl. 35. 13

frum-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
frum-gifu, e; f.

An original gift ⬩ privilege ⬩ prerogative ⬩ primāria grātia ⬩ prærogātīva

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An original gift, privilege, prerogative; primāria grātia, prærogātīva Frumgifu vel synder-wurþmynt prærogātīva, Ælfc. Gl. 99; Som. 76, 119; Wrt. Voc. 54, 61. Hpt. Gl. 457.

frum-heowung

(n.)
Grammar
frum-heowung, e; f.

First formation or creation ⬩ protoplasma ⬩ prīma formātio

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First formation or creation; protoplasma, prīma formātio. Cot. 154

frum-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
frum-rǽden, e; f.

An original ⬩ previous ordinance ⬩ condition

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An original, previous ordinance, condition Ða wæs first agán frumrǽdenne then was expired the space of time previously fixed, Andr. Kmbl. 294; An. 147

frum-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
frum-sceaft, e; f.

the first creation ⬩ the creation ⬩ beginning ⬩ origin ⬩ original state or condition ⬩ prīma creātio ⬩ ŏrīgo ⬩ prīmĭtīva vel pristĭna condĭtio ⬩ a created being ⬩ creature ⬩ creātūra

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the first creation, the creation, beginning, origin, original state or condition; prīma creātio, ŏrīgo, prīmĭtīva vel pristĭna condĭtio Sing me frumsceaft canta princĭpium creatūrārum, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 16. Moyses awrát ǽrest be frumsceafte Moses wrote