fóre-breóst
The fore-breast ⬩ breast ⬩ chest ⬩ præcordia ⬩ thōrax ⬩ θώραξ
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The fore-breast, breast, chest; præcordia, thōrax = θώραξ Fórebreóst præcordia, Ælfc. Gl. 73; Som. 71, 23; Wrt. Voc. 44, 9
fóre-cynren
A progeny ⬩ progĕnies
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A progeny; progĕnies. Cot. 154
fóre-gehát
A fore-promise ⬩ vow ⬩ prōmissio
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A fore-promise, vow; prōmissio Ðæt fóregehát forgifenysse, ðe we habbaþ fram Gode prōmissio remissiōnis, quam hăbēmus a Deo, Bd. Whelc. 341, 27. On ðinum fóregehátum in promissiōnĭbus tuis, 341, 26
fóre-múnt
A fore-mount ⬩ promontory ⬩ promontōrium
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A fore-mount, promontory; promontōrium, Cot. 149
fóre-rím
A prologue ⬩ preface ⬩ prolŏgus
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A prologue, preface; prolŏgus Onginneþ fórerím incĭpit prolŏgus, Mt. Kmbl. Præf. p. 1. 1
fore-þingiend
One who pleads for another ⬩ an intercessor ⬩ intercessor
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One who pleads for another, an intercessor; intercessor Us Drihten sealde ðé foreþingiend nobis Dŏmĭnus dĕdit te intercessōrem, Wanl. Catal. 294, 34, col. 1
Linked entry: þingiend
fór-gyrd
A fore-girdle ⬩ martingale ⬩ antela ⬩ cingŭlum illud quod ante pectus ĕqui tendĭtur
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A fore-girdle, martingale; antela, cingŭlum illud quod ante pectus ĕqui tendĭtur, Som. Ben. Lye
fór-heáfod
The fore part of the head ⬩ FOREHEAD ⬩ skull ⬩ ancĭput? ⬩ calvārium
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The fore part of the head, FOREHEAD, skull; ancĭput? calvārium Fórheáfod ancĭput? Ælfc. Gl. 69; Som. 70, 34; Wrt. Voc. 42, 42. Fórheáfod vel heáfodpanne calvārium, 69; Som. 70. 33; Wrt. Voc. 42, 41
Linked entry: fóre-heáfod
for-liggang
Lŭpānar ⬩ prostĭbŭlum
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Lŭpānar, prostĭbŭlum, Cot. 194
for-ligr
Fornication
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Fornication, Mt. Bos. 15, 19
for-lír
a fornicator
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a fornicator, Homl. Th. ii. 208, 17: 324, 7
for-lor
Destruction ⬩ perdition ⬩ loss ⬩ perdĭtio
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Destruction, perdition, loss; perdĭtio Hæleða forlor men's perdition, Cd. 33; Th. 45, 4; Gen. 721. Ic ofslóg ðis folc and to forlore gedyde I slew and destroyed this people, Past. 37, 2; Hat. MS. 49 b, 23: Andr. Kmbl. 2846; An. 1425. Mid hæleða forlore
fór-scip
The forepart of a ship ⬩ the prow ⬩ prōra
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The forepart of a ship, the prow; prōra Ancersetl [MS. anfer-] vel fórscip prōra, Ælfc. Gl. 83; Som. 73, 73; Wrt. Voc. 48, 12
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forþ-scype
A going forth ⬩ growth ⬩ profectus
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A going forth, growth; profectus For his forþscype onstyred mōtus ejus profectĭbus, Bd. 1, 34; S. 499, 28, note
forþ-týge
A fore-court ⬩ vestĭbŭlum
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A fore-court; vestĭbŭlum, Hpt. Gl. 496
forþ-weg
An onward course ⬩ a going forth ⬩ departure ⬩ journey ⬩ progressus ⬩ profectio ⬩ ăbĭtus ⬩ ŏbĭtus
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An onward course, a going forth, departure, journey; progressus, profectio, ăbĭtus, ŏbĭtus Fús forþweges desirous of departure, Exon. 108 a; Th. 412, 20; Rä. 31, 3. Ferede in forþwege borne on their journey hence, 77 b; Th. 291, 12; Wand. 81: Rood Kmbl
forþ-wíf
A married woman ⬩ mother ⬩ A matron ⬩ matrōna
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A married woman, mother, hence A matron; matrōna, Wrt. Voc. 72, 78
fór-word
A fore-word ⬩ stipulation ⬩ agreement ⬩ præcautio ⬩ pactum
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Edm. B. 7; Th. i. 256, 2. Ðis synd ða fórword ðe Æðelréd cyng and ealle his witan wið ðone here gedón habbaþ these are the agreements which king Æthelred and all his counsellors have made with the army, L. Eth. ii. prm; Th. i. 284, 6
for-wyrht
A sin ⬩ crime ⬩ peccātum
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A sin, crime; peccātum
fóstor-land
Land assigned for the procuring of provisions
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Land assigned for the procuring of provisions Ðæt ylce land hí gefreódon Godes þeówan to brýce into fóstorlande they freed the same land for the use of God's servants as foster-land, Th. Diplm. A.D. 963-975; 227, 33