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for-birsteþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-birsteþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-berstan.

fails

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fails. Exon. 64a; Th. 236, 2; Ph. 568;

for-bricþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-bricþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-brecan.

breaks

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breaks, Ps. Spl 28, 5;

for-féhþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-féhþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-fón.

surprises

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surprises, Exon. 20 b; Th. 54, 25; Cri. 874;

for-hilþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-hilþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-helan.

hides

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hides. Lev. 5, 1;

for-lýst

(v.)
Grammar
for-lýst, 3rd sing. pres. of for-leósan.

loses

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loses, Mk. Bos. 9, 41:

for-sixst

(v.)
Grammar
for-sixst, 2nd sing. pres. of for-seón.

despisest

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despisest, Ps. Lamb. second 9, 1. = for-sihst;

for-slæhþ

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

breaks

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breaks, L. Ethb. 50; Th. i. 16, 1;

for-slihþ

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

smites

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

for-stylþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-stylþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-stelan.

steals

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steals, Ex. 22, 7;

for-swilgeþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-swilgeþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-swelgan.

swallows up ⬩ devours

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swallows up, devours, Exon. 113 a; Th. 433, 22; Rä. 50, 11;

for-sworceþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-sworceþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-sweorcan.

darkens

Entry preview:

darkens, Beo. Th. 3538; B. 1767;

for-swulge

(v.)
Grammar
for-swulge, 2nd sing. p. of for-swelgan.

hast swallowed up or devoured

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hast swallowed up or devoured, Cd. 43; Th. 57, 34; Gen. 938;

frýst

(v.)
Grammar
frýst, frýsþ

freezes

Entry preview:

freezes, Ælfe. Gr. 22; Som. 24, 8;

ful-geódest

(v.)
Grammar
ful-geódest, 2nd sing. p. of ful-gegán.

didst fulfil ⬩ didst follow

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didst fulfil, didst follow, Soul Kmbl. 47; Seel. 24;

ge-bryceþ

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bryceþ, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-brecan.

breaks ⬩ destroys

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breaks, destroys, Salm. Kmbl. 613; Sal. 306;

ge-císt

(v.)
Grammar
ge-císt, 2nd sing. pres. of ge-ceósan.

choosest

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choosest,Gen. 13, 9;

ge-cwyþ

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cwyþ, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-cweðan.

speaks

Entry preview:

speaks,Cd. 227; Th. 304, 9; Sat. 627;

ge-gréwþ

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gréwþ, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-grówan.

grows

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grows, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 27;

ge-hýrþ

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýrþ, 3rd sing, pres. of ge-hýran.

hears

Entry preview:

hears, Ælfc. Gr. 30; Som. 33, 58;

ge-lǽt

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lǽt, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-lǽdan.

leads

Entry preview:

leads,Mt. Bos. 7, 13;

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