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friente (s.xii1)
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friente (s.xii1)

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frinte;  frainte,  freinte  (freite  Becket1 1578)  
  FEW:  friente 3,774a Gdf:  frainte 4,121c GdfC: ∅ TL: friente 3,2263 DEAF:  friente  DMF:  friente  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

soundclamour, din, tumult: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Refrenanz le suen de la mer, la friente (Latin: fremitum) des fluez de li e la multitudine des pueples  Camb Ps 109.LXIV.7
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Des esclavotz (var. (P: c.1310) fraites) (l. fraintes?) des chevals tote la terre bruit  Rom Chev ANTS 1650
( s.xii4/4; MS: s.xii4/4 )  La friente e li criz si est granz [...] Tute la cité retentist  S Cath barking 129
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiiex )  Tant fu grant la freinte de la gent l'adverser De .x. lues pleniers oist hom le noiser  Dest Rome1 309

See also:

fremyte  frenterie 
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