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for-spildness

(n.)
Grammar
for-spildness, e; f.

Destruction ⬩ perdition

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Destruction, perdition Þý lǽs hit gelumpe ꝥ hé sylfa æfter þon eall geeóde in mycele forspildnysse (-spildnyssum, -spilnisse, -spillednysse, v. ll.) ne ipse postmodum in immane praecipitium totus iret, Gr. D. 95, 24. Seó nǽdre sende hí selfe in forspildnesse

Linked entries: -spildness for-spild for-spilness

for-spræca

(n.)
Grammar
for-spræca, -spreca.

Similar entry: fore-spreca

for-swígian

(v.)
Grammar
for-swígian, l.-swigian.

This might be a link to, a part of or a variant of another entry.

for-sworcenness

(n.)
Grammar
for-sworcenness, e; f.

Obscurity ⬩ darkness

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Obscurity, darkness On forsworcennesse sweartes þrosmes and ðæs weallendan pices, Wlfst. 139, 1. Næfð mín niht náne forsworcennysse, Hml. Th. i. 428, 30. Forsworcennyssa obscura, Hy. S. 23, 31: 37, 4

Linked entry: -sworcenness

for-stoppian

(v.)
Grammar
for-stoppian, p. ode

To stop up

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To stop up Mid þǽre wulle forstoppa þæt eáre, Lch. ii. 42, 12

Linked entry: stoppian

for-þeahtung

(n.)
Grammar
for-þeahtung, e; f.

Advice ⬩ exhortation

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Advice, exhortation Gesceádwíslicre forþahtincge mynegunge rationabili exortationis monitu, Angl. xiii. 447, 1167

Linked entry: forþ-atincg

for-þrycness

(n.)
Grammar
for-þrycness, e; f.

Oppression ⬩ extortion

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Oppression, extortion Þa unrihtwísan déman him of hira ceasterwarena forðrycnesse gestreón gaderiað, Ll. Lbmn. 475. 26

Linked entry: þrycness

for-þwyrftan

(v.)
Grammar
for-þwyrftan, (-þwyrtan)

to cut off ⬩ cut down ⬩ obtruncare

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to cut off, cut down; obtruncare Forþwyrtan obtruncasse, An. Ox. 5028. Fortþerty ( = forþwyrte) obtruncati, 11, 75. Hí man forðwyrftum limum tó wæfersýne tucode, Hml. S. 28, 128

for-þylman

Grammar
for-þylman, -þylmian

to choke

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to choke Þá máran wyrttruman beóð swýðe bittere on byrgincge, and hý habbaþ tó þám swýþlice mihte and frecenfulle ꝥ hý foroft hrædlíce þone man forþilmiaþ (-þilmað, v. l. ), Lch. i. 260, 13. Ðí lǽs strengð þǽre wyrte þá góman bærne and forðylme, 316,

for-tog

(n.)
Grammar
for-tog, es; n.

Gripes ⬩ colic

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Gripes, colic Wiþ innan fortoge [innanfortoge?] and smælþearma ece, Lch. ii. 300, 27: 324, 8

Linked entry: tog

for-weorenness

(n.)
Grammar
for-weorenness, e; f.

Extreme old age ⬩ decrepitude

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Extreme old age, decrepitude Forwerennisse senium, Ps. Rdr. 70, 18

Linked entry: for-werednes

for-wirnedness

(n.)
Grammar
for-wirnedness, e; f.

Restraint ⬩ continence ⬩ abstemiousness

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Restraint, continence, abstemiousness Hé þá fægerestan bysene forlét, þæt hé wæs micelre forhæfdnesse and forwyrnednesse lífes saluberrimum abstinentiae uel continentiae exemplum reliquit, Bd. 3, 5; Sch. 202, 11. Hé hæfde forwyrnednesse on his líchoman

Linked entry: for-wyrnednes

for-scrufon

(v.)
Grammar
for-scrufon, p. pl. of for-sceorfan.

ate off

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ate off, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 17, = for-scurfon;

fóre-stóp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fóre-stóp, ðú -stópe, pl. -stópon

stepped before ⬩ prevented ⬩ went before ⬩ preceded

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stepped before, prevented, went before, preceded, Ps. Lamb. 20, 4: Lk. Bos. 18, 39: Homl. Th. ii. 82, 22;

for-trúwian

(v.)
Grammar
for-trúwian, [-trúwan]; p. trúwde ; pp. trúwed
Similar entries
(cf. fortrúwed-nes)
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Ðá fortrúwdes ðú ðé for ðǽm habeas fiduciam in pulchritudine tua, 463, 25. Ðæt hié ðencen tó him selfum and ne fortrúwigen hié for óðerra monna weorcum ut ad suum cor redeant, et de alienis actibus non praesumant, 231, 12. Add:

for-hogd

(adj.)
Grammar
for-hogd, adj. (ptcpl. v. for-hycgan).

Despicable ⬩ contemptible

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Þá burhware him wǽron for heora ungeleáfan swíþe forhogde and ungecorene, Bl. H. 77, 28

Linked entries: -hogd for-hogdlíce for-hogod for-hycgan

for-gifend

(n.)
Grammar
for-gifend, (?), es; m.
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One who grants Unnend ł forgefend prestabilis, Rtl. 5, 10

Linked entries: gifend for-gifestre

for-lǽt

(n.)
Grammar
for-lǽt, (?), es; m.
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A going away Ferlét transitus, Ps. Spl. 143, 14

Linked entries: -læt fer-lét

for-nídan

(v.)
Grammar
for-nídan, -nýdan, Wlfst. 158, 10.

Linked entry: nídan

for-sáwenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-sáwenlic, (-saw- ?); adj.

Contemptible

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Contemptible Forsáwenlicne contemptibilem, i. despectibilem, An. Ox. 470: 935

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