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FEORH

  • noun [ masculineneuter ]
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Grammar
FEORH, feorg, fiorh, ferh, fyorh; gen. feores; dat. inst. feore; pl. nom. acc. feorh; gen. feora; dat. inst. feorum; n. m.
Wright's OE grammar
§7; §85; §149; §173; §182; §278; §328; §329; §395;
life, soul, spirit; vīta, ănĭma
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  • Nǽniges mannes feorh to lore wearþ

    no man's life was lost,

    • Bd. 4, 21
      • ;
    • S. 590, 23: Beo. Th. 2425
      • ;
    • B. 1210: Ps. Th. 106, 4.

  • Nó wæs feorh æðelinges flǽsce bewunden

    the prince's soul was not surrounded with flesh,

    • Beo. Th. 4839
      • ;
    • B. 2424: Exon. 103 a
      • ;
    • Th. 391, 9
      • ;
    • Rä. 10, 2.

  • Ðonne him ðæt feorg losaþ

    when his life perishes,

    • 82 b
      • ;
    • Th. 311, 19
      • ;
    • Seef. 94.

  • Ne bip him feores wén

    there will be no hope of his life,

    • L. M. 2, 51
      • ;
    • Lchdm. ii. 264, 19: Bd. 5, 3
      • ;
    • S. 616, 8: Bt. 14, 3
      • ;
    • Fox 46, 27: Exon. 115 b
      • ;
    • Th. 445, 4
      • ;
    • Dóm. 2: Cd. 162
      • ;
    • Th. 203, 15
      • ;
    • Exod. 404.

  • Feores aþolian

    to endure life,

    • Exon. 27 a
      • ;
    • Th. 81, 7
      • ;
    • Cri. 1320.

  • Feores berǽdan

    to deprive of life,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 266
      • ;
    • An. 133.

  • Feores getwǽfan

    to separate from life,

    • Beo. Th. 2871
      • ;
    • B. 1433.

  • Feores geunnan

    to grant life,

    • L. Eth. ix. 1
      • ;
    • Th. i. 340, 8: L. C. E. 2
      • ;
    • Th. i. 358, 26: Andr. Kmbl. 358
      • ;
    • An. 179.

  • Feores ongildan

    to give up or sacrifice one's life,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2204
      • ;
    • An. 1103.

  • Feores onsæcan

    to make an attempt against one's life,

    • Beo. Th. 3889
      • ;
    • B. 1942.

  • Feores onsécan

    to bereave of life,

    • Exon. 75 b
      • ;
    • Th. 283, 13
      • ;
    • Jul. 679.

  • Feores orwéna

    hopeless of life,

    • Exon. 87 b
      • ;
    • Th. 329, 27
      • ;
    • Vy. 40: Andr. Kmbl. 2216
      • ;
    • An. 1109.

  • Feores récan

    to care for life,

    • Byrht. Th. 139, 27
      • ;
    • By. 260.

  • Feores scyldig

    guilty of life, liable in one's life,

    • L. Alf. pol. 4
      • ;
    • Th. i. 64, 1: L. Ath. i. 4, 6
      • ;
    • Th. i. 202, 3, 12: v. §
      • ;
    • 1, 4
      • ;
    • Th. i. 230, 6: L. Eth. iii. 16
      • ;
    • Th. i. 298, 14: v. 30
      • ;
    • Th. i. 312, 6: vi. 37
      • ;
    • Th. i. 324, 17: L. C. S. 58
      • ;
    • Th. i. 408, 4.

  • Feores þolian

    to forfeit life,

    • L. C. S. 78
      • ;
    • Th. i. 420, 10.

  • Feores unnan

    to grant life,

    • Exon. 68 b
      • ;
    • Th. 254, 3
      • ;
    • Jul. 191.

  • Feores unwyrðe

    unworthy of life,

    30 b;
    • Th. 95, 27
      • ;
    • Cri. 1563.

  • Feores wyrðe

    worthy of life,

    • L. Ath. iv. 4
      • ;
    • Th. i. 224, 3.

  • Ðæt man forgá þýfþe be his feore

    that a man forego theft by his life,

    • L. Ath. i. 20
      • ;
    • Th. i. 210, 3: Exon. 105 b
      • ;
    • Th. 401, 28
      • ;
    • Rä. 21, 18: Beo. Th. 3690
      • ;
    • B. 1843: Ps. Th. 54, 24.

  • Beorh ðínum feore

    salva ănĭmam tuam,

    • Gen. 19, 17: Cd. 89
      • ;
    • Th. 110, 14
      • ;
    • Gen. 1838: Beo. Th. 2590
      • ;
    • B. 1293: Byrht. Th. 137, 31
      • ;
    • By. 194: Elen. Kmbl. 268
      • ;
    • El. 134: Andr. Kmbl. 3075
      • ;
    • An. 1540.

  • Á to feore

    for evermore,

    • Exon. 32 b
      • ;
    • Th. 102, 25
      • ;
    • Cri. 1678.

  • Ǽfre to feore,

    • Ps. Th. 118, 165: Exon. 111 a
      • ;
    • Th. 425, 33
      • ;
    • Rä. 41, 65.

  • Áwa to feore,

    • Ps. Th. 51, 8.

  • Lange to feore,

    • Ps. Th. 132, 4.

  • Syððan to feore

    in æternum,

    • 54, 22: 101, 25: 106, 8.

  • To wíðan feore

    for ever,

    • Cd. 170
      • ;
    • Th. 213, 5
      • ;
    • Exod. 547: Exon. 11 a
      • ;
    • Th. 15, 3
      • ;
    • Cri. 230: Beo. Th. 1871
      • ;
    • B. 933: Andr. Kmbl. 211
      • ;
    • An. 106: Elen. Kmbl. 421
      • ;
    • El. 211: Ps. Th. 71, 17.

  • Hæbbe his feorh

    let him have his life,

    • L. In. 5
      • ;
    • Th. i. 104, 14: L. Ath. v. §
      • ;
    • 1, 4
      • ;
    • Th. i. 230, 7: L. Edg. ii. 7
      • ;
    • Th. i. 268, 24: L. C. S. 26
      • ;
    • Th. i. 392, 3: Ors. 2, 5
      • ;
    • Bos. 48, 23: Chr. 937
      • ;
    • Erl. 114, 2
      • ;
    • Æðelst. 36.

  • Ymb cyninges feorh sierwian

    to plot against the king's life,

    • L. Alf. pol. 4
      • ;
    • Th. i. 62, 15.

  • Ðú ðín feorh hafast

    thou hast thy life,

    • Beo. Th. 3703
      • ;
    • B. 1849: Cd. 116
      • ;
    • Th. 151, 17
      • ;
    • Gen. 2510: Andr. Kmbl. 1908
      • ;
    • An. 956: Exon. 47 b
      • ;
    • Th. 164, 10
      • ;
    • Gú. 1009.

  • Ðǽr he eardaþ ealne wídan feorh

    where he shall dwell for evermore,

    14 a;
    • Th. 27, 31
      • ;
    • Cri. 439.

  • He mín feorg freoðaþ

    he will protect my life,

    • 36 a
      • ;
    • Th. 116, 28
      • ;
    • Gú. 214: Apstls. Kmbl. 116
      • ;
    • Ap. 58.

  • He sylfes feore beágas bohte

    he has bought rings with his own life,

    • Beo. Th. 6019
      • ;
    • B. 3013: Exon. 106 b
      • ;
    • Th. 406, 9
      • ;
    • Rä. 24, 14.

  • Hí bǽdan hiora feorum fóddurgeafe

    pĕtĕrent escas anĭmābus suis,

    • Ps. Th. 77, 20: Cd. 184
      • ;
    • Th. 229, 32
      • ;
    • Dan. 226: Beo. Th. 147
      • ;
    • B. 73.

  • Freónda feorum

    with the lives of friends,

    • Beo. Th. 2616
      • ;
    • B. 1306.
a living being, person; hŏmo, persōna
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  • Ða yldestan Chus and Cham hátene wǽron, fulfreólíce feorh, frumbearn Chames

    the eldest were called Cush and Canaan, most liberal beings, Ham's firstborn,

    • Cd. 79
      • ;
    • Th. 97, 25
      • ;
    • Gen. 1618.

  • Feónda feorh feóllon þicce

    the bodies of the foes fell thickly,

    • 95
      • ;
    • Th. 124, 19
      • ;
    • Gen. 2065.

  • Feora fæsl

    offspring of the living,

    • 67
      • ;
    • Th. 80, 17
      • ;
    • Gen. 1330: 67
      • ;
    • Th. 81, 9
      • ;
    • Gen. 1342: 161
      • ;
    • Th. 200, 23
      • ;
    • Exod. 361: 161
      • ;
    • Th. 202, 7
      • ;
    • Exod. 384.

  • Ðæt is sárlíc ðæt swá fæger feorh sceolan ágan þýstra ealdor

    it is grievous that the prince of darkness should own such beautiful beings,

    • Bd. 2, 1
      • ;
    • S. 501, 15.
Etymology
[
O. Sax. ferah, ferh, n. life, soul
:
Ger. ferch, n. vīta, sanguis
:
M. H. Ger. vërch, n. life
:
O. H. Ger. fërah, ferh, n. ănĭma, vīta
:
Goth. fairhwus world
:
Icel. fjör, n. life.
]
Derived forms
geógoþ-feorh, geóguþ-, wíde-
Linked entries
v.  feorg ferh ferhþ fiorh fyorh.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “FEORH.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/10397.

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