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fór-scýt

Grammar
fór-scýt, pres. of fór-sceótan.

shoots before ⬩ prevents or will prevent

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shoots before, prevents or will prevent, Homl. Th. i. 576, 2;

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

Entry preview:

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-swilt

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

dies

Entry preview:

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

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;

feós

(n.)
Grammar
feós, of cattle, money, or wealth,
  • Ors. 2, 4
    • ;
  • Bos. 43, 15: Chr. 999
    • ;
  • Erl. 134, 36: Bt. 14, 2
    • ;
  • Fox 44, 22
    • ;
gen.
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of feoh

for-bærst

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

burst asunder

Entry preview:

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

fór-rád

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fór-rád, p. of fór-rídan, q.v.

rode before

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rode before Fórrád sió fierd hie fóran the force rode before them, Chr. 894; Th. 166, 7;

feó

(n.)
Grammar
feó, for or with cattle or money,
  • Cd. 126
    • ;
  • Th. 161, 2
    • ;
  • Gen. 2659: Beo. Th. 2765
    • ;
  • B. 1380
    • ;
dat.
Entry preview:

and instr. of feoh

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

for-burnon

(v.)
Grammar
for-burnon, p. pl. of for-beornan.

burnt

Entry preview:

burnt, Ors. 6, 1; 805. 115, 37;

for-luron

(v.)
Grammar
for-luron, p. pl. of for-leósan.

lost ⬩ have lost

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lost, have lost. Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 100, 24;

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