Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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for-seten

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-seten, pp. of for-sittan.

obstructed

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obstructed, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 84, 13;

for-sewen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-sewen, pp. of for-seón.

despised

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despised, Ps. Lamb. 118, 141;

Linked entry: -sewen

for-sogen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-sogen, pp. of for-súgan.

sucked or drawn out

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sucked or drawn out, L. M. 2, 7; Lchdm. ii. 186, 17;

fór-stæpþ

Grammar
fór-stæpþ, pres. of fór-stapan.

steps before ⬩ goes before

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steps before, goes before. Ps. Spl. 96, 3;

for-stolen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-stolen, pp. of for-stelan.

stolen

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stolen, Gen. 31, 32;

for-swealt

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-swealt, p. of for-sweltan.

died away

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died away, Cot. 65: 190;

for-sweóp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-sweóp, p. of for-swápan.

swept away

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swept away. Beo. Th. 959; B. 477;

for-worden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-worden, pp. of for-weorþan.

perished

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perished, Ps. Th. 91, 6;

for-worhte

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

did wrong ⬩ sinned ⬩ ruined ⬩ convicted ⬩ condemned ⬩ forfeited

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did wrong, sinned, ruined, convicted, condemned, forfeited, Cd. 40; Th. 53, 6; Gen. 857: Exon. 21 b; Th. 57, 20; Cri. 921

for-logen

(adj.)
Grammar
for-logen, for-logen; adj. (ptcpl.)
Entry preview:

Guilty of bearing false witness Syndan ðurh mistlice leásunga forloren and forlogen má þonne scolde, Wlfst. 164, 7: 130, 6. Fela sýn forsworene and swíðe forlogene, 129, 7: 268, 27. Substitute:

for-déþ

Grammar
for-déþ, 3rd pres. sing, of for-dón.

does for ⬩ destroys

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does for, destroys, L. Edg. S. 14; Th. i. 278, i;

for-sewennes

(n.)
Grammar
for-sewennes, fore-seuwenes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

A looking down upon ⬩ contempt ⬩ contemptus ⬩ despectio

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For his forsewennesse out of contempt for him, Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 81, 13. Forsewennyss contemptus, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 17

Linked entries: for-seónnes for-sǽwennes

for-fang

(n.)
Grammar
for-fang, -feng, fore-feng, -fong, es; m.

a seizing or rescuing of stolen or lost property ⬩ apprehensio ⬩ the reward for rescuing such property ⬩ merces, quæ bŏnōrum surreptōrum restĭtūtōri dătur

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, then the reward for rescuing may be less, Th. i. 224, 24-226, 5

Linked entries: fore-feng for-feng

for-scippan

(v.)
Grammar
for-scippan, to transform, change for the worse.
Entry preview:

Take here for-sceoppan, -sceppan and add

Linked entry: for-sceppan

fird-fór

(n.)
Grammar
fird-fór, e; f.

military service

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Going on the fird, military service Ǽlces þinges freóh búton ferdfóre and walgeweorce and brycgeweorce, C. D. iii. 20, 4

weg-fór

(n.)
Grammar
weg-fór, e; f.

A wayfaring, going away

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A wayfaring, going away On wegfóre in provectione ( = profectione?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 29

for-swilt

(v.)
Grammar
for-swilt, 3rd sing. pres. of for-sweltan.

dies

Entry preview:

dies, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 11. note 17;

for-bærst

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-bærst, pl. -burston

burst asunder

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Th. 5354; B. 2680: Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 6;

for-gæt

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-gæt, pl. -gǽton

forgot

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forgot, Ps. Lamb. 77, 11: 118, 61

for-beád

(v.)
Grammar
for-beád, 1st and 3rd sing. p. of for-beódan.

forbade

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forbade, Cd. 30; Th. 40, 11; Gen. 637;

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