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folc-gesíþas

  • noun [ masculine ]
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folc-gesíþas, gen. -gesíþa; m.
The nobles of a country; păres, nōbĭles, gentis cŏmĭtes, pŏpŭlāres
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  • Syndon deáde folcgesíþas

    the nobles of the country are dead,

    • Cd. 98
    • ;
    • Th. 128, 29
    • ;
    • Gen. 2134: Bt. Met. Fox 1, 140
    • ;
    • Met. l, 70.
  • Wið ðám néhstum folcgesíþum

    with the nearest rulers of the people,

    • Cd. 193
    • ;
    • Th. 241, 29
    • ;
    • Dan. 412.
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  • folc-gesíþas, n.