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forod

  • adjective
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Grammar
forod, forad, fored, forud; adj. part. [v. nacod naked]
Wright's OE grammar
§430; §639;
Broken, fractured, violated; fractus, violātus
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  • Wæs him gylp forod

    their vaunt was broken,

    • Cd. 4
    • ;
    • Th. 5, 10
    • ;
    • Gen. 69.
  • Ðá wearþ hire mid ánum wyrpe án ribb forod

    then with one throw one of its ribs was broken,

    • Ors. 4, 6
    • ;
    • Bos. 84, 41.
  • Gif se earm biþ forod

    if the arm be broken,

    • L. Alf. pol. 54
    • ;
    • Th. i. 94, 24, note 57.
  • Gif monnes ceácan mon forslihþ, ðæt hie beóþ forode

    if a man smite another's cheeks, so that they be broken,

    • L. Alf. pol. 50
    • ;
    • Th. i. 94, 15: Ps. Th. 30, 12.
  • Foredum sceancum

    with broken legs,

    • H. R. 101, 21.
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v.  forad fored forud un-forfeored.
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  • forod, adj.