for-wyrnan
- verb [ weak ]
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Him ðǽr se geonga cyning ðæs oferfæreldes forwyrnan myhte
where the young king might prevent his going over,
- Ors. 2, 4 ;
- Bos. 45, 9.
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Se ilca forwyrnþ ðære [MS. ðæræ] sǽ ðæt heó ne mót ðone þeorscwold oferstæppan ðære eorþan
the same restrains the sea that it may not overstep the threshold of the earth,
- Bt. 21 ;
- Fox 74, 25.
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Me ðæs forwyrnde Waldend heofona
the Lord of heaven hath denied it me,
- Cd. 101 ;
- Th. 134, 3 ;
- Gen. 2219: Exon. 34 b ;
- Th. 111, 31 ;
- Gú. 135.
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He ne forwyrnde woroldrǽdenne
he refused not worldly converse,
- Beo. Th. 2288 ;
- B. 1142.
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Forwyrnde beón afréfrod sáwle mín
renuit consōlāri anĭma mea,
- Ps. Spl. 76, 3.
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Þearfum forwyrndon, ðæt hí under eówrum þæce mósten ingebúgan
ye prohibited the needy, that they might enter under your roof,
- Exon. 30 a ;
- Th. 92, 4 ;
- Cri. 1504.
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Ðæt ðú me ne forwyrne
that thou deny me not,
- Beo. Th. 862 ;
- B. 429.
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Ðý-læs eów weges forwyrnen to wuldres byrig
lest they prohibit you the way to glory's city.
- Exon. 75 b ;
- Th. 282, 18 ;
- Jul. 665.
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Me hwílum biþ forwyrned willan mínes
sometimes I am denied my will,
- 72 a ;
- Th. 268, 32 ;
- Jul. 441.
Bosworth, Joseph. “for-wyrnan.” 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/12041.
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