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FÓR

(prep.)
Grammar
FÓR, fóre; prep. dot. acc.

Before ⬩ fore ⬩ ante ⬩ cŏram ⬩ in conspectu ⬩ præsente vel audiente ălĭquo ⬩ præ ⬩ priusquam

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Before, fore; ante, cŏram, in conspectu, præsente vel audiente ălĭquo, præ, priusquam. Grammar FÓR, dat Fór Gode and fór [fóre Cott.] mannum cōram Deo et hŏmĭnĭbus. Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, 37. He for eaxlum gestód Deniga freán he stood before the shoulders

Linked entries: foor fóre

ge-forþian

(v.)
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Add: to put forth, proffer, present, contribute Hé ongan smeágan hwaet him sǽlost tó geforðienne of his cynelicum mádmum Gode tó lofe and him silfum tó écere þearfe, C. D. B. ii. 389, 13. [Cf. Forþe we him ure rihte bileue and luue for gersum proferamus

ge-tucian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tucian, to torment, ge-tucian to adorn. Substitute: ge-túcian; p. ode.
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to work metal (?) Þǽr stent cwén þé on þá swýðran hand mid golde getúcode (after hand on girelan might have been expected rendering in vestitu, and then mid golde getúcode (inst.) would = deaurato) and mid ǽlcere mislicre fægernysse gegyred adstitit

reáfian

(v.)
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1. Add Ðá ðe óðre men reáfiað, Past. 329, 10. Hé óeth;re menn reáfode, 339, 2. Tó reáfigeanne, 327, 25. (1 a) to rob aperson of something, with gen, Hé wile reáfian ðone his anwaldes, Past. 371, 25. God reáfian lǽteð eówere dohtra heora oferrancra heáfodgewǽda

treówian

(v.)
Grammar
treówian, triéwian, trýwian; p. ode.

to trust ⬩ confide ⬩ to be true to a person ⬩ to prove one's self true ⬩ clear one's self from a charge of untrue conduct

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to trust, confide Æghwylcum ðe him on treówaþ omnes qui confidunt in eis, Ps. Th. 113, 17. Ða ðe treówiaþ (confidunt)on Drihtne, Ps. Spl. 124, 1. On mannan tó treówianne confidere in homine, Ps. Th. 117, 8. On ealdor-inen tó treówianne sperare in principibus

Linked entry: trýwian

týn

(v.)
Grammar
týn, p. týde, tydde (týdde?); pp. týd

To instruct ⬩ educate ⬩ teach

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To instruct, educate, teach Ic tý oððe lǽre imbuo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 3; Zup. 166, 14. Hé lǽrþ and hé týð heorde his docet et erudit gregem suam, Scint. 146, 7. Se wísdóm ðe hit lange ǽr týde and lǽrde, Bt. 3, 1; Fox 4, 30. Hé hine geornlíce týde and lǽrde

ǽfen-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-spræc, e; f.

Evening speech ⬩ vespertina loquela

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Evening speech; vespertina loquela Gemunde ǽfenspræce he remembered his evening speech, Beo. Th. 1522; B. 759

fore-þýstrian

(v.)
Grammar
fore-þýstrian, p. ede; pp. ed

To darken ⬩ obscūrāre

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To darken; obscūrāre He sende þýstru and foreþýstrede mīsit tĕnebras et obscūrāvit, Ps. Spl. 104, 26

for-heardian

(v.)
Grammar
for-heardian, p. ode; pp. od

To harden ⬩ become hard ⬩ indūrăre

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To harden, become hard; indūrăre He forheardaþ and fordrugaþ indūret et arescat, Ps. Lamb. 89, 6

fréfrung

(n.)
Grammar
fréfrung, e; f.

A comforting ⬩ comfort ⬩ consolation ⬩ consōlātio

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A comforting, comfort, consolation; consōlātio He nolde náne fréfrunge underfón nōluit consōlātiōnem accĭpĕre, Gen. 37, 35

Linked entry: frófrung

fyren-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
fyren-þearf, e; f.

Dire distress ⬩ nĭmia mĭsĕria

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Dire distress; nĭmia mĭsĕria Fyrenþearfe ongeat he perceived the dire need, Beo. Th. 28; B. 14

Linked entry: firen-þearf

hrindan

(v.)
Grammar
hrindan, p. hrand, pl. hrundon

To push ⬩ thrust

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To push, thrust Hé hrand [MS. rand], Exon. 113 b; Th. 436, 21; Rä. 55, 4

geond-leccan

(v.)
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to moisten thoroughly, irrigate Gif hé hine of flódum Godes wordes gindlecþ ( inriget ), Chrd. 108, 26

greáda

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Add: figurative Sý hé bróht tó þǽre hálgan cyrcan greádon ( in gremio aeclesie ), Chrd. 37, 14

ge-bótad

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bótad, part.

Bettered ⬩ mended ⬩ resartus

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Bettered, mended; resartus Ðá him gebótad wæs when he was better, Chr. 1093; Erl. 228, 30

ge-fellan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fellan, p. -felde; pp. -felled

To fill ⬩ fulfil

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To fill, fulfil Se gefelde xx daga he had fulfilled twenty days, St. And. 4, 23

tǽl-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
tǽl-leás, adj.

Blameless

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Blameless Biscepe gedafnaþ ðæt hé sié tǽlleás oportet episcopum irreprehensibilem esse, Past. 8; Swt. 53, 10

súþan-eásterne

(adj.)
Grammar
súþan-eásterne, adj.
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South-eastern Hé ferade súþaneásterne wind of heofenan transtulit austrum de coelo, Ps. Lamb. 77, 26

þearfian

(v.)
Grammar
þearfian, p. ode
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To be in need Hé þearfigendra sáwla gehǽleþ animas pauperum salvos faciet, Ps. Th. 71, 13

þurh-clǽnsian

(v.)

to cleanse thoroughly

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to cleanse thoroughly Þurhclǽnsaþ (ðerhclǽnsade, Lind. permundavit) he will throughly purge, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 3, 12

Linked entry: clǽnsian