Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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for-leólc

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-leólc, p. of for-lácan.

seduced ⬩ deceived

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seduced, deceived, Andr. Kmbl. 1227; An. 614;

for-lét

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-lét, p. of for-lǽtan.

left

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left, Cd. 70; Th. 84, 29; Gen. 1405;

for-scranc

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-scranc, p. of for-scrincan.

shrank up ⬩ dried up ⬩ withered

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shrank up, dried up, withered, Gen. 32, 25: Mt. Bos. 21, 19: Mk. Bos. 4, 6;

for-scruncen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-scruncen, pp. of for-scrincan.

shrank up ⬩ dried up ⬩ withered

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shrank up, dried up, withered, Job Thw. 167, 37: Mk. Bos. ii. 20;

for-slægen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-slægen, pp. of for-sleán.

slain

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slain, Chr. 882; Erl. 82, 13;

for-slagen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-slagen, pp. of for-sleán.

slain

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slain, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 62, 10;

for-slóh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-slóh, p. of for-sleán.

slew

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slew, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 34;

for-speón

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-speón, p. of for-spanan.

seduced

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seduced, Cd. 18; Th. 22, 34; Gen. 350;

for-swolgen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-swolgen, pp. of for-swelgan.

swallowed up ⬩ devoured

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swallowed up, devoured. Ps. Lamb. 106, 27;

for-sworcen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-sworcen, pp. of for-sweorcan.

darkened ⬩ obscured

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darkened, obscured, Mt. Bos. 24, 29;

for-sworen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-sworen, pp. of for-swerian.

forsworn ⬩ perjured

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forsworn, perjured, Gen. 24, 8;

for-teáh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-teáh, p. of for-teón.

misled ⬩ seduced

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misled, seduced, Exon. 11 b; Th. 17, 14; Cri. 270;

fór-worht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fór-worht, pp. of fór-wyrcan.

obstructed

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obstructed. Chr. 901; Erl. 96, 31;

for-wyrhte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-wyrhte, p. of for-wyrcan.

destroyed ⬩ forfeited

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destroyed, forfeited, Homl. Th. i. 12, 28;

fór-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-weard, adv. l. for-weard,
Entry preview:

and see forþ-weard

fór-beran

(v.)
Grammar
fór-beran, fóre-beran; p. -bær; pp. -boren [fór, fóre before; beran to bear]

To fore-bear ⬩ to bear or carry before ⬩ to prefer ⬩ præferre

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To fore-bear, to bear or carry before, to prefer; præferre Ðæt ic fórbær rúme regulas and réðe mód geongra monna that I preferred the lax rules and rough minds of young men, Exon. 39 b; Th. 131, 22; Gú. 459.

Linked entry: fóre-beran

for-sixst

(v.)
Grammar
for-sixst, 2nd sing. pres. of for-seón.

despisest

Entry preview:

. = for-sihst;

for-deáþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-deáþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-dón.

destroys ⬩ does for

Entry preview:

destroys, does for, Wanl. Catal. 112, 65, col. 2, = for-déþ;

for-cwom

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-cwom, pl. -cwómon

came upon ⬩ sŭpervēnit ⬩ sŭpervēnērunt

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came upon; sŭpervēnit, sŭpervēnērunt Egsa me and fyrhtu ealne forcwómon tĭmor et trĕmor vēnērunt sŭper me, Ps. Th. 54, 5

for-hæfedesta

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
for-hæfedesta, m. sup.

Most continent ⬩ contĭnentissĭmus

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Most continent; contĭnentissĭmus Se hálgesta wer and se forhæfedesta vir sanctissĭmus et contĭnentissĭmus. Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 41;

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