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FRIÐIAN

  • verb [ weak ]
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FRIÐIAN, freoðian; p. ode; pp. od; v. a. [friþ peace] .
to keep the peace, ' friþ,' towards, make peace, to protect, defend, keep; pācĭfĭcāre protĕgĕre, tuēri
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  • Ðæt man eall friðige, ðæt se cyng friðian wille

    that one shall keep; the peace towards all that the king will,

    • L. Ath. i. 20
    • ;
    • Th. i. 210, 2.
  • Ǽlc ðæra landa, ðe ǽnigne friðige ðæra ðe Ængla land hergie

    each of those lands which may keep the peace towards, afford protection to, any of those who ravage England,

    • L. Eth. ii. 1
    • ;
    • Th. i. 284, 17.
  • Man scolde friðian wiþ þonne here

    peace should be made with the army,

    • Chr. 1004: Erl. 138, 22.
  • Ðæt hie eall ðæt friðian woldon ðæt se cyng friðian wolde

    that they would protect all that the king would protect,

    • Chr. 921
    • ;
    • Erl. 108, 10, 11.
  • Angunnon hergian ða ðe hý friðian sceoldan

    they began to pillage those whom they ought to have protected,

    • Ors. 4, 1
    • ;
    • Bos. 79, 1.
  • Ne fúl náwar friðian ne feormian

    that they shall not protect nor harbour a guilty one anywhere,

    • L. Ed. 7
    • ;
    • Th. i. 162, 26.
  • Ðæt hí Godes þeówas friðian and griðian

    that they shall protect and defend God's servants,

    • L. E. B. 1
    • ;
    • Th. ii. 240, 6.
  • Hit friðaþ and fyrðraþ

    it shelters and furthers,

    • Bt. 34, 10
    • ;
    • Fox 148, 29.
  • Ðæt ic friðian sceal

    that I shall protect them,

    • Exon. 105 a
    • ;
    • Th. 398, 14
    • ;
    • Rä. 17, 7.
  • Ealle Godes gerihta friðige man georne

    one shall diligently keep all God's laws,

    • L. C. E. 14
    • ;
    • Th. i. 368, 9, note 8.
Etymology
[
Piers P. frythed wooded
:
O. Sax. friðon
:
O. Frs. frethia, frithia, ferdia
:
Ger. frieden tueri
:
M. H. Ger. vriden
:
O. H. Ger. ga-fridón pacāre, protĕgĕre
:
Goth. friþón to make peace
:
Dan. frede
:
Swed. freda to fence in, protect.
:
Icel. friða to pacify.
]
Derived forms
ge-friðian, ferþ-friðende
Linked entries
v.  freoðian.
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