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forþ-gyrd

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Forðgyrde antela, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 19. Mid forgyrdum antelis, Hpt. 31, 14, 335. Add

forþ-leoran

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forþ-leoran, l.
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-leóran

forþ-lífan

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Dele, and see hlifian

forþ-loten

(v.; part.)
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Linked entry: loten

forþ-rihtes

(adv.)
Grammar
forþ-rihtes, adv.
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Straight on Þá sealmas forðrihtes bútan antemne sint tó singanne psalmi directanei sine antiphona dicendi sunt, R. Ben. I. 48, 6

forþ-sige

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-sige, (?), es; m.
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Departure from this world to the lower regions (?) Efter his áwyrgedan forðsige (-síþe?) ligce hé ǽfre on helle grundleásan pytte post maledictum exitum suum crucietur jugiter in profundissimo puteo, C. D. iv. 52, 8

Linked entry: sige

forþ-síþ

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Exitium, i. periculum forþsíþ, útsíþ mors perdictio, Wülck. Gl. 231, 10. Ðonne him forðsíð gebyrige gýme his hláford ðæs hé lǽfe, Ll. Th. i. 434, 27. Behealdað hiera líf and hira forðsiið, Past. 205, 16. Hé þám bróþrum cýðde hyre forðsíð ( obitum ), Gr

forþ-stæppung

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-stæppung, e; f.
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A stepping forth, proceeding, process Þeáh ðe tó ðám Suna belimpe seó ácennednys, and tó þám Hálgan Gáste seó forðstæppung, Hml. Th. i. 500, 8. Mid forðsteppinge ( processu ) drohtnunga, R. Ben. I. 6, 8: Hy. S. 80, 27

forþ-stefn

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Far ofer sǽ, and site on þes scipes forðstefna, ðonne ... þú freónd findest begeondan þǽm sǽ, Lch. iii. 180, 4. Add

forþ-tíhan

Grammar
forþ-tíhan, l. -teón,
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and see teón

forþ-tihting

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Dele

forþ-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
forþ-weard, adv.
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expressing motion, moving onwards Mid þí þe hig ongunnon rówan and hí forðwerd wǽron on heora weg (they were making way), Ap. Th. 10, 24. (1 a) with a verb of motion, on, onwards :-- Nathan wæs forðwerd farende tóweard Rómána ríce, Hml. A. 181, 17. temporal

forþ-weg

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Hé his gást ágeaf on Godes wære, fús on forðweg ( desirous to depart ), Men. 218. Add

forþ-wíf

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Substitute: A woman of rank, a great lady Hláford dominus, forðwíf matrona (cf. þǽre hláfdian matrone, ii. 54, 65), hlǽfdige domina, Wrt. Voc. i. 72, 78

on-foran

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Onfora wæs geongend hiá se Hǽlend praecedebat eos Iesus, Mk. L. 10, 32. Add

forþ-fæderen

(adj.)
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paternal Hrefen gesihð his briddas hwítes bleós ... gýmð hwonne hí æfter heora forðfæderene ( paterno colore ) sweartion, Chrd. 96, 6

Linked entry: fæderen

fore-feng

(n.)
Grammar
fore-feng, -fong, es; m. [ = for-feng]

A seizingrescuingapprehensio

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A seizing, rescuing; apprehensio Be forstolenes monnes forefonge of seizing a stolen man, L. In. 53; Th. i. 134, 15. Be forefonge [forefenge MSS. B, G, H.], 72; Th. i. 148, 5. Be forstolenes ceápes forefonge of the rescuing of stolen property, 75; Th

fore-spreca

(n.)
Grammar
fore-spreca, -spræca, an; m. [ = for-speca]

One who speaks for anotheran advocateprolŏcūtoradvŏcātus

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One who speaks for another, an advocate; prolŏcūtor, advŏcātus Ðæt he beó mín freónd and forespreca, and ðære [MS. ðara] hálgan stówe freónd and forespræca that he be my friend and advocate, and the friend and advocate of the holy place. Th. Diplm. A.D

Linked entries: for-spræca for-speca

for-hrepian

(v.)
Grammar
for-hrepian, -hreppan(?)

to catch

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The strong form of the participle might be formed on the analogy of a verb like drepan), Jn. p. 5, 8

Linked entries: -repen for-repen

fóre-bétan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-bétan, p. -bétte; pp. -béted [fóre before, full, entire; bétan to make amends]

To make full amends to or for anyone or anythingcompensāre prō ălĭquo

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To make full amends to or for anyone or anything; compensāre prō ălĭquo Ládige mid his mágan, ðe fǽhþe móton mid-beran, oððe fórebétan let him clear himself with his kinsmen, who must bear the feud with him, or make full amends for it, L. Eth. ix. 23

Linked entry: fór-bétan