Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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flýcþ

(v.)
Grammar
flýcþ, = flýhþ; 3rd pers. pres. of fleón.

flees

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flees, Chr. 473; Ing. 16, note o

flýþ

(v.)
Grammar
flýþ, pres. pl. of fleón.

flee ⬩ flee from ⬩ avoid

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flee, flee from, avoid, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 252, 27;

fnæstiaþ

(n.)
Grammar
fnæstiaþ, pl. of fnæst.
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L. M. 2, 36; Lchdm. ii. 242, 7 = fnæstas?

fó

(v.)
Grammar
fó, 1st sing. pres. indic. of fón.

I take

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I take; Ne ne fó he he may not take, L. Ælf. C. 30; Th. ii. 354, 2;

fohten

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fohten, pp. of feohtan.

fought ⬩ contended;

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fought, contended;

fór

(n.)
Grammar
fór, e; f. [fór, p. of faran to go]

A going ⬩ setting out ⬩ journey ⬩ course ⬩ way ⬩ approach ⬩ ĭtio ⬩ profectio ⬩ ĭter ⬩ cursus ⬩ sĕmĭta ⬩ accessus

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A going, setting out, journey, course, way, approach; ĭtio, profectio, ĭter, cursus, sĕmĭta, accessus Fór wæs ðý beorhtre the course was the brighter. Exon. 105 a; Th. 400, 11; Rä. 20, 8. Me is fenýce fóre hreþre a fen-frog is more rapid than I in its

fór

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fór, p. of faran.

went

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went, Gen. 31, 31;

for-bærst

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

burst asunder

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

for-beáh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-beáh, p. of for-búgan.

avoided

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avoided, Byrht. Th. 141, 21; By. 325;

for-boden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-boden, pp. of for-beódan.

forbidden

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forbidden, L. Eth. iii. 8; Th. i. 296, 13;

for-bogen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-bogen, pp. of for-búgan.

avoided

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avoided, App. Lit. Scint. Lye;

for-borsten

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-borsten, pp. of for-berstan.

bursted ⬩ failed

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bursted, failed. Cd. 4; Th. 5, 11; Gen. 70;

for-brycst

(v.)
Grammar
for-brycst, 2nd sing. pres. of for-brecan.

breakest or shalt break

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breakest or shalt break, Ps. Th. 9, 35;

for-budon

(v.)
Grammar
for-budon, p. pl. of for-beódan.

forbade

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forbade, Mk. Bos. 9, 38;

for-cirfst

(v.)
Grammar
for-cirfst, 2nd sing. pres. of forceorfan.

cuttest ⬩ shalt cut

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cuttest or shalt cut, Jos. 11, 6;

for-corfen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-corfen, pp. of for-ceorfan.

cut down

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cut down, Mt. Bos. 3, 10;

for-curfon

(v.)
Grammar
for-curfon, p. pl, of for-ceorfan.

cutout

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cutout, Chr. 797; Erl. 58, 13;

for-cymen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-cymen, pp. of for-cuman.

overcome ⬩ harassed ⬩ worn out

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overcome, harassed, worn out. Exon. 10a; Th. 10, 13; Cri. 151;

for-cyrfst

(v.)
Grammar
for-cyrfst, he -cyrfþ

cuttest down ⬩ he cuts down

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cuttest down, he cuts down. Homl. Th. ii. 408, 8: Ps. Lamb. 128, 4;

for-deáþ

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

destroys ⬩ does for

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

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