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for-leógan

  • verb [ strong ]
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for-leógan, p. -leág, pl. -lugon; pp. -logen [leógan to lie]
To lie greatly, belie; valde mentīri, ementīri
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  • Hí mid leásum gewitum forleógan woldon

    they would lie with false witnesses,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 248, 16.
  • Leáse gewitan hine forlugon

    false witnesses belied him,

    • Homl. Th. i. 44, 28.
  • Mænige synd forsworene and swýðe forlogene

    permulti sunt perjūri et mendāces,

    • Lupi Serm. 1, 12
    • ;
    • Hick. Thes. ii. 102, 41.
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v.  for-logen.
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