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FIREN

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
FIREN, fyren, e; pl. nom. acc. firene, firena; f.
Wright's OE grammar
§368; §369;
a wicked deed, sin, crime; scĕlus, crīmen, peccātum
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  • Næs ðǽr gefremed firen æt giftum

    there was no sin committed at the nuptials,

    • Hy. 10, 17
      • ;
    • Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 17.

  • Nú eft gewearþ flǽsc firena leás

    flesh is again become void of sins,

    • Exon. 9b
      • ;
    • Th. 8, 25
      • ;
    • Cri. 123: Elen. Kmbl. 2625
      • ;
    • El. 1314: Salm. Kmbl. 897
      • ;
    • Sal. 448.

  • Firina gehwylc

    each sin,

    • Exon. 8b
      • ;
    • Th. 4, 21
      • ;
    • Cri. 56.

  • Lýsde of firenum

    released from sins,

    • 25b
      • ;
    • Th. 74, 22
      • ;
    • Cri. 1210: Elen. Kmbl. 1814
      • ;
    • El. 909.

  • Uton we firene feógan

    let us hate crimes,

    • Exon. 98a
      • ;
    • Th. 366, 16
      • ;
    • Reb. 13: Ps. Th. 58, 3.

  • Firena fremman

    to perpetrate crimes,

    • Cd. 1
      • ;
    • Th. 2, 14
      • ;
    • Gen. 19: Salm. Kmbl. 632
      • ;
    • Sal. 315.
tribulation, torment, suffering, pain; trībŭlātio, tormeutum, crŭciātus
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  • Mid firenum

    with torments,

    • Exon. 29a
      • ;
    • Th. 88, 16
      • ;
    • Cri. 1441: 41 b
      • ;
    • Th. 139, 26
      • ;
    • Gú. 599.

  • Wǽron ealle fægen in firnum

    they were all glad in their sufferings,

    • Cd. 223
      • ;
    • Th. 292, 3
      • ;
    • Sae. 435.
Etymology
[
O. Sax. firina, f. a wicked deed, crime, sin
:
O. Frs. firne, ferne, f
:
O. H. Ger. firina, f. crīmen, scĕlus, făcĭnus
:
Goth. fairina, f. crimination
:
Icel. firn, n. pl. a shocking thing, abomination.
]
Derived forms
folc-firen, hell-
Linked entries
v.  fyren.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “FIREN.” 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/10757.

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