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Full-fremman (-fremian)

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1 full-fremman (-fremian)

Add: (1) to bring to an end, complete, finish:--Tó þon ꝥ hé sceolde gegearwian and fulfremman þone wáh mid þám óþrum bróþrum ut ipse parietem cum fratribus perficeret, Gr. D. 126, 2. Þá fulfremedan (full-, ) weorc perfecta opera, R. Ben. 20, 6. (2) to bring to pass:--Fulfremet perficit (malum), Kent. Gl. 581. Ꝥ ꝥte wé hátaþ Godes foreþonc, ꝥ biþ ðá hwíle þe hit mid him biþ on his móde, ǽr þám þe hit gefremed weorþe . . . Ac siþþan hit fullfremed biþ, ðonne hátaþ wé hit wyrd, Bt. 39, 5; F. 218, 24. (3) to do, perform, accomplish:--Bútan tweón hé fullfremede (ful-, ) ðá synne culpam procul dubio perpetraret, Past. 264, 4. Yrre ne sceal mon fullfremman (ful-, ) iram non perficere, R. Ben. 17, 5. Ne gǽlð ús nán ðing te fullfremmanne ðá gódan weorc, Past. 445, 30. Swá hwylc gód swá þú beginst, þæt hit þurh Drihten tó fulfremedum ende cuman móte, mid gebede gewilna quicquid agendum inchoas bonum, ab Domino perfici oratione deposcas, R. Ben. 1, 11. (4) to perfect, bring to a proper condition:--Fulfrema (-freme, Ps. Rdr.) stepas míne on síþfætum þínum perfice gressus meos in semitis tuis, Ps. L. 16, 5: 79, 16.
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ᚠᚢᛚᛚ-ᚠᚱᛖᛗᛗᚪᚾ (-ᚠᚱᛖᛗᛁᚪᚾ)

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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L.
Latin

Works & Authors

Bt.
Boethius, De Consolatione Philosophiæ (OE translation by Alfred)
Gr.
Ælfric's Grammar
Past.
Alfred's Pastoral Care (Gregory's Cura Pastoralis)
Ps.
Psalms (OE)
R.
Riddles (Exeter Book)
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