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Anglo-Saxon

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for-léc

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-léc, p. of for-lácan.

seduced ⬩ deceived

Entry preview:

seduced, deceived, Cd. 30; Th. 40, 30; Gen. 647;

for-legen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-legen, pp. of for-licgan.

fornicated ⬩ committed fornication

Entry preview:

fornicated, committed fornication, Gen. 38, 24;

Linked entries: -legen for-licgan

for-liden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-liden, part, [for-, liden, pp. of líðan to sail]

Shipwrecked ⬩ naufrăgus

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Shipwrecked; naufrăgus Gemildsa me, nacodum, forlidenum pity me, naked, shipwrecked, Apol. Th. 11, 19: 14, 1, 9: 15, 11: 21, 7, 13, 14, 15, 20: 22, 1, 22: 24, 16: 25, 9

Linked entries: -liden for-líþan for-liþen

for-logen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-logen, pp. of for-leógan to lie.

lied greatly

Entry preview:

lied greatly, Lupi Serm. 1, 12; Hick. Thes. ii. 102, 41;

Linked entries: -logen for-leógan

for-loren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-loren, pp. of for-leósan.

forlorn ⬩ lost

Entry preview:

forlorn, lost. Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 41;

formesta

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
formesta, m: formeste; f. n: def. adj. [sup. of forma the first]

Foremost ⬩ first ⬩ best ⬩ most valiant ⬩ prīmus ⬩ strēnuissĭmus

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Foremost, first, best, most valiant; prīmus, strēnuissĭmus Wæs he se wer se formesta ĕrat vir ipse strēnuissĭmus, Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, 37

fóron

(v.)
Grammar
fóron, pl. p. of faran to go.

went

Entry preview:

went, Ps. Spl. 65, 11;

fór-rád

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

rode before

Entry preview:

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

for-sǽde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-sǽde, pl. -sǽdon

accused

Entry preview:

accused, Homl. Th. i. 50, 14, 16;

for-sáwon

(v.)
Grammar
for-sáwon, p. pl. of for-seón.

rejected ⬩ despised

Entry preview:

rejected, despised, Elen. Kmbl. 2633; El. 1318;

for-scáden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-scáden, pp. of for-scádan.

scattered

Entry preview:

scattered, Exon. 39 b; Th. 131, 1; Gú. 449;

for-sceáf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-sceáf, p. of for-scúfan.

cast down

Entry preview:

cast down, Cd. 153; Th. 190, 25; Exod. 204;

for-scrang

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-scrang, for-scranc; p. of for-scrincan.

shrank up ⬩ dried up

Entry preview:

shrank up, dried up. Ps. Spl. 128, 5

for-screncend

(n.)
Grammar
for-screncend, es; m. [part. of forscrencan]

A supplanter ⬩ supplantātor

Entry preview:

A supplanter; supplantātor Iacob is gecweden, forscrencend Jacob is interpreted, a supplanter, Homl. Th. i. 198, 21

Linked entry: screncend

fór-scýt

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

shoots before ⬩ prevents or will prevent

Entry preview:

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

for-seah

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-seah, ðú -seáge

despised ⬩ thou despisedst

Entry preview:

despised, thou despisedst, Exon. 40 b; Th. 134, 23; Gú. 512: Ps. Spl. 88, 37;

for-seten

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

obstructed

Entry preview:

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

for-sewen

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

despised

Entry preview:

despised, Ps. Lamb. 118, 141;

Linked entry: -sewen

for-sihst

(v.)
Grammar
for-sihst, -sihþ

despisest ⬩ despiseth

Entry preview:

despisest, despiseth, Ps. Spl. second 9, 1: Gen. 16, 5;

for-slyhþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-slyhþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-sleán.

smites

Entry preview:

smites, L. Alf. pol. 50; Th. i. 94, 14, MS. H;

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