Friht, freht

Old English Dictionary Entry

Friht, freht

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words: wamm-freht,

Definitions

1 friht, freht

n. Inquiry about the future, divination. Take here passages under fyrht in Dict., and add: [Cf. Icel. frétt intelligence; inquiry; inquiry of gods or men about the future.] and the following words. friht,freht

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚱᛁᚻᛏ, ᚠᚱᛖᚻᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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