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fore-þingian

  • verb [ weak ]
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fore-þingian, for-þingian; p. ode; pp. od [fore = for, þingian to plead]
To plead for anyone, intercede, defend; intercēdĕre, defendĕre
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  • Ic secge ðæt sió forespræc ne dýge, náuðer ne ðam scyldigan, ne ðam ðe him foreþingaþ

    I say that the defence does no good, neither to the guilty, nor to him who pleads for him,

    • Bt. 38, 7
      • ;
    • Fox 210, 7.

  • Foreþinga for synnum mínum

    intercēde pro peccātis meis,

    • Wanl. Catal. 293, 28, col. 2: 294, 25, col. 1
      • .

  • Ne cweðe ic ná ðæt ðæt yfel síe ðæt mon helpe ðæs unscyldigan, and him foreþingie

    I do not say that it is wrong that a man should help the innocent, and defend him.

    • Bt. 38, 7
      • ;
    • Fox 210, 4: L. Alf. pol. 21
      • ;
    • Th. i. 76, 3: 24
      • ;
    • Th. i. 78, 10.
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v.  for-þingian.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “fore-þingian.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/11406.

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