fóre-steall
A leaping before ⬩ forestalling ⬩ rescue ⬩ assultus ⬩ interceptio
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A leaping before, forestalling, rescue; assultus, interceptio Ða Iudéiscan ealdras geornlíce smeádon hú hí Hǽlend Crist acwellan mihton, ondrédon him swá-ðeáh ðæs folces fóresteall the Jewish elders earnestly deliberated how they might slay Jesus Christ
fóre-tácen
A FORE-TOKEN ⬩ presage ⬩ sign ⬩ wonder ⬩ præsāgium ⬩ prodĭgium
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A FORE-TOKEN, presage, sign, wonder; præsāgium, prodĭgium Fóretácn écra góda a fore-token of eternal blessings, Bt. 40, 2; Fox 236, 21: Ps. Spl. 77, 48: 70, 8. Ðæt biþ fóretácna mæst that shall be the greatest of fore-tokens, Exon. 21 a; Th. 55, 34;
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
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fóre-tíge
A fore-binding place ⬩ market ⬩ fŏrum
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A fore-binding place, market; fŏrum Heó ys gelíc sittendum cnapum [MS. cnapun] on fóretíge sĭmĭlis est puĕris sedentĭbus in fŏro, Mt. Bos. 11. 16
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for-fang
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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a seizing or rescuing of stolen or lost property; apprehensio Be forstolenes mannes forfenge of seizing a stolen man, L. In. 53; Th. i. 134, 15, note 32. Be forstolenes ceápes forfenge of the rescuing of stolen property, 75, Th. i. 150, 4, note 7. the
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
for-hǽlde
An offence ⬩ offensa
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An offence; offensa, Cot. 148, 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
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for-legere
A fornicator ⬩ fornĭcātor
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A fornicator; fornĭcātor. Som. Ben. Lye
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for-liger
A fornicator ⬩ adulterer ⬩ fornĭcātor ⬩ ădulter
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A fornicator, adulterer; fornĭcātor, ădulter Ðæt Abraham nǽre forliger [MS. -ligr] geteald ut Abraham non computātus ădulter esset, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 21. v. hor-cwén an adulteress. Forligr adulter, Wrt. Voc. 86, 68. He is forlír he is an adulterer, Homl
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-rynel
A forerunner ⬩ præcursor
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A forerunner; præcursor Is se forrynel fæger and sciéne the forerunner [morning star] is fair and shining, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 49; Met. 29, 25. Iohannes wæs Cristes fórrynel John was Christ's forerunner, Homl. Th. i. 484, 34: 356, 21: Bt. 36, 1; Fox 170
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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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for-screncend
A supplanter ⬩ supplantātor
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A supplanter; supplantātor Iacob is gecweden, forscrencend Jacob is interpreted, a supplanter, Homl. Th. i. 198, 21
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for-síþ
A going away ⬩ departure ⬩ death ⬩ exĭtium ⬩ ŏbĭtus ⬩ mors
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A going away, departure, death; exĭtium, ŏbĭtus, mors Sóna æfter his forsíþe wæs ealra witena gemót on Oxna forda soon after his death there was a meeting of all the counsellors at Oxford, Chr. 1036; Erl. 164, 12
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fór-steal
an assault ⬩ assultus sŭper ălĭquem in via rēgia factus ⬩ viæ obstructio ⬩ the fine for an assault ⬩ mulcta pro assultu
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an assault; assultus sŭper ălĭquem in via rēgia factus, viæ obstructio Gif hwá forsteal oððon openne wiðercwyde ongeán lahriht Cristes oððe cyninges gewyrce if any one commit an assault or open opposition against the law of Christ or of the king, L.
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forþ-gyrd
A fore-girdle ⬩ martingale ⬩ the girdle which passes between the fore-legs of a horse from the nose-band to the girth ⬩ antela ⬩ cingŭlum illud quod ante pectus ĕqui tendĭtur, crassius lōrum quo pectus, partim ad ornāmentum, partim ad firmandam sellam cingĭtur
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A fore-girdle, martingale, the girdle which passes between the fore-legs of a horse from the nose-band to the girth; antela [ab ante et telon, quod est longum, compōnĭtur, Du Cange, sub voce], cingŭlum illud quod ante pectus ĕqui tendĭtur, crassius lōrum