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for-cuman

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
for-cuman, p. -com, -cwom. pl. -cómon, -cwómon; pp. -cumen, -cymen
To surpass, overcome, destroy, harass, wear out; supĕrāre, vexāre
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  • Hæfde ðá se snotra sunu Dauides forcumen and forcýðed Caldéa eorl

    then had the wise son of David overcome and surpassed in knowledge the earl of the Chaldeans,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 353
    • ;
    • Sal. 176: Andr. Kmbl. 2651
    • ;
    • An. 1327.
  • Yrfe ðin eall forcóman

    hæredĭtātem tuam vexāvērunt,

    • Ps. Th. 93, 5.
  • Bring us hǽlo líf, wérigum wíteþeówum, wópe forcymenum

    bring to us weary slaves, worn out by weeping, a life of health,

    • Exon. 10a
    • ;
    • Th. 10, 13
    • ;
    • Cri. 151.
Etymology
[
O. Sax. far-kuman
:
Ger. ver-kommen to overcome, destroy.
]
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v.  for-cinnan.
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