firenlust

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Old English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From firen +‎ lust.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

firenlust m[1][2]

  1. sinful lust, luxury, extravagance

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “firen-lust”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  2. ^ John R. Clark Hall (1916) “firenlust”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[2], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan