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for-legen

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guilty of fornication, adulterous
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  • Cneórisse yfel and forlegene

    (adultera),

    • Mt. R. 12, 39.
  • Eallswá scyldig byð geteald se forlegena cniht swá ꝥ forlegene mǽden,

    • Hml. A. 20, 152
    • .
  • For mé earmlicre forlegenre,

    • Hml. S. 23 b, 598
    • .
  • Fúle forlegene hóringas,

    • Wlfst. 165, 33.
weak form used substantively:
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  • Þá forlegnan (-legenan, v. l.) mid þám forlegenan (-um, v. l.)

    luxuriosi cum luxuriosis,

    • Gr. D. 316, 6.
  • Ǽwbrecan and ðá fúlan forlegenan,

    • Wlfst. 26, 16
    • .
Etymology
[v.
N. E. D. forlain.
O. H. Ger. fer-legan adulter.
]
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v. dirne-forlegen.
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