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FYREN-LUST -- FYRMÞ. 353

fyren-lust, es; m. Luxury; lux&u-short;ria :-- Ne gémdon hie nánes fyrenlustes they cared not for any luxury, Bt. 15; Fox 48, 7. v. firen-lust.

fyren-þearf, e; f. Dire distress; n&i-short;mia m&i-short;s&e-short;ria :-- Fyrenþearfe ongeat he perceived the dire need, Beo. Th. 28; B. 14.

fýren þecelle, an; f. A fiery torch; ignea fax. Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 29. v. þecelle.

fyrenum; adv. [dat. pl. of fyren a sin, crime] Sinfully, criminally; m&a-short;le, sceleste :-- Bona of flánbogan fyrenum sceóteþ the slayer wickedly shoots from his arrow-bow, Beo. Th. 3493; B. 1744. Fyrenum gesyngad criminally perpetrated, 4874; B. 2441.

fyren-wyrcende; part. Evil-doing, committing sin; m&a-short;lum f&a-short;ciens, peccans :-- Ic fyrenwyrcende oft elnade I often emulated evil-doing [men], Ps. Th. 72, 2. v. firen-wyrcende, firen.

fyren-wyrhta, an; m. An evil-doer, sinner; m&a-short;li actor, pecc&a-long;tor :-- Hú lange fyrenwyrhtan foldan wealdaþ how long shall evil-doers rule the earth? Ps. Th. 93, 3. Ðæt ic on wráþne seáþ mid fyrenwyrhtum feallan sceolde that I should fall with sinners into the horrible pit, 87, 4.

fyres furze, Wrt. Voc. 285, 48. v. fyrs.

fyrest; adj. First, front; pr&i-long;mus :-- Æt ðám feówer tóþum fyrestum for the four front teeth, L. Ethb. 51; Th. i. 16, 2. v. fyrst; adj.

fýr-feaxe; adj. [feaxe having hair] Fiery-haired; ign&i-short;c&o-short;mus :-- Fýrfeaxe [MS. -feaxa] ign&i-short;c&o-short;mus, Cot. 170.

fyr-gearwunge; pl. f. Fire-preparation, fuel; f&o-short;mes, foc&u-short;l&a-long;ria, Cot. 83.

fýr-gebræc, es; n. A fire-crash; ignis fr&a-short;gor vel str&e-short;p&i-short;tus :-- Ðæt fýrgebræc the fire-crash, Cd. 119; Th. 154, 24; Gen. 2560.

fyrgen, es; n. A mountain, mountain-woodland; mons, saltus :-- Flet [MS. fled] Þor on fyrgen hæfde Thor had a dwelling on the mountain, Lchdm. iii. 54, 17. DER. fyrgen-beám, -holt, -streám, v. firgen.

fyrgen-beám, es; m. A mountain-tree; saltuensis arbor :-- He fyrgenbeámas ofer hárne stán hleónian funde he found mountain-trees leaning over the hoar rock, Beo. Th. 2833; B. 1414.

fyrgen-holt, es; n. A mountain-wood; mont&a-long;na silva :-- On fyrgenholt into a mountain-wood, Beo. Th. 2791; B. 1393.

fyrgen-streám, es; m. A mountain-stream; mont&a-long;num fl&u-long;men :-- Ðæ-acute;r fyrgenstreám niðer gewíteþ where the mountain-stream flows downward, Beo. Th. 2723; B. 1359. v. firgen-streám.

fýr-gnást, es; m. A fire-spark; scintilla :-- Flugon fýrgnástas fire-sparks flew, Andr. Kmbl. 3090; An. 1548.

fyrh to a furrow, Cod. Dipl. 1172; A.D. 955; Kmbl. v. 332, 22; dat. sing, of furh.

fýr-hát; adj. Fire-hot; ut ignis ardens :-- Fýrhát lufu a fire-hot love, Elen. Kmbl. 1871; El. 937.

fýr-heard; adj. Fire-hard; igne d&u-long;r&a-long;tus :-- Eoforlíc scionon fáh and fýrheard boar's likenesses shone variegated and fire-hard, Beo. Th. 615; B. 305.

fýr-hole; f. Catasta, Hpt. Gl. 310. 'Catastæ, genus tormenti, i.e. lecti ferrei, quibus impositi Martyres, ignis supponebatur.' Du Gange.

fyrht, firht, freht, es; n? A divining, divination, augury; ausp&i-short;cium, hariol&a-long;tio, aug&u-short;rium :-- Oððe on blóte odðe on fyrhte either by sacrifice or by divination, L. C. S. 5; Th. i. 378, 22. On firhte, L. N. P. L. 48; Th. ii. 296, 28. Æristum oððe frumum frehtum pr&i-long;mis ausp&i-short;ciis, Rtl. 97, 16. v. frihtrung.

fyrht; adj. Timid; t&i-short;m&i-short;dus :-- On his sóþfæstnesse swylce démeþ on folce fyrhte þearfan in sua just&i-short;tia j&u-long;d&i-short;c&a-long;bit paup&e-short;res hujus p&o-short;p&u-short;li, Ps. Th. 71, 4. DER. god-fyrht. v. forht.

fyrhtan; p. fyrhte; pp. tyrhted To FRIGHTEN, terrify, tremble; terr&e-long;re tremere :-- Gif lígette and þunorráde eorþan and lyfte brégdon and fyrhton si corusci ac tonitrua terras et a&e-short;ra terr&e-long;rent, Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 13. Ðú dóest ða fyrhta facis eam tremere, Rtl. 102, 21. DER. a-fyrhtan.

fyrhþ, es; m. n. I. the soul, spirit, mind; &a-short;n&i-short;mus, mens :-- Biþ fyrhþ afréfred the spirit is comforted, Andr. Kmbl. 1275; An. 638. Ic ne can ðæt ic nát findan on fyrhþe I cannot find what I know not in my mind, Elen. Kmbl. 1278; El. 641: 391; El. 196. II. life; v&i-long;ta :-- Ðú God Dryhten wealdest wídan fyrhþ thou lord God rulest for ever, Elen. Kmbl. 1518; El. 761. DER. stærced-fyrhþ, wide-, v. ferhþ.

fyrhþ-gleáw; adj. Wise-minded, prudent; pr&u-long;dens, s&a-short;piens, Elen. Kmbl. 1758; El. 881. v. ferhþ-gleáw.

fyrhþ-loca, an; m. The soul-inclosure, breast; mentis claus&u-long;ra, pectus; -- Wæs Cristes lof on fyrhþlocan fæste bewunden Christ's praise was steadfastly enclosed within his breast, Andr. Kmbl. 115; An. 58: 3138; An. 1572. v. ferhþ-loca.

fyrhþ-lufe, an; f. Love of the soul, mental love; an&i-short;mi &a-short;mor :-- Ic to ánum ðé staðolige fæste fyrhþlufan I keep the steadfast love of my soul firmly fixed to thee only, Andr. Kmbl. 165; An. 83.

fyrhþ-sefa, an; m. The mind; mens :-- Gé fyrhþsefan mínne cunnon ye know my mind, Elen. Kmbl. 1066; El. 534. v. ferhþ-sefa.

fyrhþ-wérig; adj. Soul-weary, sorrowful; mæstus :-- Seó cwén ongan fricggan fyrhþwerige, ymb fyrngewritu the queen began to ask them, sorrowful, concerning the old scriptures, Invent. Crs. Recd. 1119; El. 560. v. ferþ-wérig.

fyrhtnes, -ness, e; f. Fear; t&i-short;mor :-- Mid micelre fyrhtnesse with great fear, Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 126, 14; Mt. Kembl. Lind. 14, 26. v. forhtnys.

FYRHTO; indecl. in sing, fyrhtu, e; f. Fear, FRIGHT, dread, terror, trembling; t&i-short;mor, p&a-short;vor, form&i-long;do, terror, tr&e-short;mor :-- Us fyrhto gegráp fear seized us, Nicod. 21; Thw. 10, 32: Cant. Moys. Ex. 15, 19; Thw. 30, 19. Fyrhto oððe bifung tr&e-short;mor, Ps. Lamb. 47, 7. Ðeós firhtu [fyrhtu, MS. D.] hæc form&i-long;do, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 50: Ps. Th. 54, 4. Egsa me and fyrhtu forcwómon t&i-short;mor et tr&e-short;mor v&e-long;n&e-long;runt s&u-short;per me, Ps. Th. 54, 5. On mínre fyrhto in p&a-short;v&o-long;re meo, 30, 25. Geblissiaþ him on fyrhto [fyrhtu, Lamb.] exult&a-long;te ei in tr&e-short;m&o-long;re, Ps. Spl. 2, 11. Hí mycle fyrhto onstyredon ðám monnum ðe hí sceáwodon and gesáwon they stirred up much fear in the men who beheld and saw them, Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 23: Exon. 119 a; Th. 457, 21; Hy. 4, 87. Ne him Godes fyrhtu georne ondræ-acute;daþ non t&i-short;mu&e-long;runt Deum, Ps. Th. 54, 20: 77, 53. [O. Sax. forhta, f: O. Frs. fruchta: Dut. Kil. vrucht, vurcht: Ger. furcht, f: M. H. Ger. vorhte, f: O. H. Ger. forhta, f: Goth. faurhtei, f: Dan. frygt, m. f; Swed. fruktan. f.]

fýr-hús, es; n. A FIRE-HOUSE, furnace; c&a-short;m&i-long;nus = GREEK, fornax :-- Fýrhús cam&i-long;n&a-long;tum? Ælfc. Gl. 107; Som. 78, 92; Wrt. Voc. 58, 7. Fýrhúses hlýwing caumenæ (?) ref&u-short;gium, R. Concord. 11.

fyrian; p. ode; pp. od To make a furrow, to plough, till; proscind&e-short;re aratro, Scint. 32.

fýrian; p. ode; pp. od To make a fire, give warmth, to cherish; f&o-short;cum præb&e-long;re :-- Féde þearfan and scrýde and húsige and fýrige let him feed the needy, and clothe, and house, and fire them, L. Pen. 14; Th. ii. 282, 16.

fyrlen, feorlen; adj. Far off, distant, remote; longinquus, distans, rem&o-long;tus :-- Ðeáh ðe he fyrlen sý though he be far off, Homl. Th. ii. 444, 9. For ðære fyrlenan heáhnysse for its remote elevation, Bd. de nat. rerum; Lchdm. iii. 232, 15, note 7. Sum æðelboren man ferde on fyrlen land h&o-short;mo quidam n&o-long;b&i-short;lis abiit in r&e-short;gi&o-long;nem longinquam, Lk. Bos. 19, 12: Homl. Th. ii. 122, 14. To fyrlenum eardum. to distant lands, Gen. 20, 13. Mid fulluhte aþwagen fram his fyrlenum dæ-acute;dum with baptism washed from his former deeds, H. R. 107, 14.

fyrlen, es; n. Distance; distantia :-- For ðám mycclan fyrlene on account of the great distance, Boutr. Scrd. 18, 43.

fýr-leóht, es; n. A fire-light; igneum l&u-long;men :-- He fýrleóht geseah he saw a fire-light, Beo. Th. 3037; B. 1516.

fýr-leóma, an; m. [leóma a ray of light, beam] A fire-beam; igneus splendor :-- Fýrleóma stód geond ðæt atole scræf a fire-beam stood through that horrid den, Cd. 216; Th. 272, 32; Sat. 128.

fýrlíce suddenly, Num. 16, 35. v. fæ-acute;rlíce.

fýr-loca, an; m. A fire-bond; igneum claustrum :-- Eart tú in fýrlocan feste gebunden thou art fast bound in fire-bonds, Cd. 214; Th. 268, 20; Sat. 58.

fyrm, e; f A feast; &e-short;p&u-short;læ :-- Ða Philistei micele fyrme geworhton the Philistines made a great feast, Jud. 16, 25. v. feorm.

fýr-mæl, es; m. A fire-mark; m&a-short;c&u-short;la igne inusta :-- Fýrmæ-acute;lum fág variegated with marks of fire, Andr. Kmbl. 2269; An. 1136.

fyrmest, formest; def. se fyrmesta, seó, ðæt fyrmeste; sup. adj. FOREMOST, first; pr&i-long;mus :-- Se ðe wyle betweox eów beon fyrmest, sý he eówer þeów qui v&o-short;lu&e-short;rit inter vos pr&i-long;mus esse, &e-short;rit vester servus, Mt. Bos. 20, 27: Mk. Bos. 9, 35: Boutr. Scrd. 21, 35. Se fyrmesta and se betesta the foremost and the best; præstantiss&i-short;mus, Cot. 153. Se fyrmesta is eásterne wind the first is the east wind, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 17, 22; Lchdm. iii. 274, 13. Ðis ys ðæt mæ-acute;ste and ðæt fyrmeste bebod hoc est max&i-short;mum et pr&i-long;mum mand&a-long;tum, Mt. Bos. 22, 38. Agynn fram ðám ýtemestan óþ ðone fyrmestan begin from the last to the first, 20, 8. Manega fyrmeste beóþ ýtemeste, and ýtemeste fyrmeste multi &e-short;runt pr&i-long;mi noviss&i-short;mi, et noviss&i-short;mi pr&i-long;mi, 19, 30: Mk. Bos. 10, 31: Lk. Bos. 13, 30. Ða fyrmestan pr&i-long;mi, Mt. Bos. 20, 16. Fyrmest manna first of men; summas, pr&i-long;mas, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 25; Som. 10, 58, 59: Chr. 1086; Erl. 221, 39. Fyrmeste [MS. fyrmyste] naman prim&i-short;t&i-long;van &o-long;m&i-short;na, 5; Som. 4, 8.

fyrmest; sup. adv. At first, most, very well, best; pr&i-long;mo, max&i-short;me, opt&i-short;me :-- Hie feónda gefær fyrmest gesæ-acute;gon they first saw the enemies' march, Elen. Kmbl. 136; El. 68: Cd. 158; Th. 197, 21; Exod. 310. Swá he fyrmest meahte as much as ever he could, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 32: Elen. Kmbl. 632; El. 316: Ps. Th. 72, 6: 106, 29: 121, 7. Swá forþ swá we fyrmest leornian mágon as far as ever we can learn, Bd. 5, 21; S. 643, 5: L. C. S. 11; Th. i. 382, 6: L. Eth. vi. 40; Th. i. 324. 28.

fyrmþ, frymþ, e; f. I. [feormian. I. to feed, support, entertain] A receiving to food, harbouring, an entertainment; reception ad victum, susceptio :-- Ðis syndon ða gerihta ðe se cyning áh ofer ealle men; ðæt is ... and flýmena fyrmþe these are the rights which the king possesses over all men; that is ... and [the penalty for] the harbouring of fugitives, L. C. S. 12; Th. i. 382, 14. Æ-acute;lc mon mót onsacan fyrmþe every man