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fréfrian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
fréfrian, p. ode, ade; pp. od
To comfort, console; consōlāri
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  • Ðæt hig woldon hí fréfrian

    ut consōlārentur eas,

    • Jn. Bos. 11. 19.

  • Hwænne fréfrast ðú me

    quando consōlābĕris me?

    • Ps. Spl. 118, 82.

  • Ðæt he fréfrige me

    ut consōlētur me,

    • 118, 76.

  • Ðú fréfrodest me

    tu consōlātus es me,

    • 85, 16: 118, 50: Ps. Th. 118, 82.

  • Fréfra ðíne mæcgas on móde

    comfort thy young men in mind,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 842
      • ;
    • An. 421.

  • He héran ne wolde Fæder fréfergendum [ = fréfrigendum]

    he would not obey the comforting Father,

    • Cd. 220
      • ;
    • Th. 284, 7
      • ;
    • Sat. 318.
Etymology
[
Laym. uroefrien; p. freuerede
:
Orm. froffrenn, frofrenn
:
O. Sax. fróƀrean
:
O. H. Ger. flóbarjan, fluobarén.
]
Derived forms
a-fréfrian, ge-
Similar entries
v. frófor.
Linked entries
v.  ge-fréfrian fréfran fróferian.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “fréfrian.” 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/12240.

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