for-scúfan
To cast down ⬩ amŏvēre ⬩ dispellĕre
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To cast down; amŏvēre, dispellĕre Wlance forsceáf mihtig engel a mighty angel cast down their pride, Cd. 153; Th. 190, 25; Exod. 204
for-scurfon
gnawed ⬩ ate off
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gnawed or ate off, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 17, notes, p. 24, 7, MS. L;
for-scyppan
to transform
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to transform
fór-scyttan
To shoot before ⬩ prevent ⬩ prævĕnīre
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To shoot before, prevent; prævĕnīre Hí heófodon folces synna, and heora wrace on him sylfum fórscytton they bewailed the people's sins, and prevented their punishment on themselves, Homl. Th. i. 540, 31. Ðæt da sceortan wítu ðises geswincfullan lífes
for-ségon
despised ⬩ rejected ⬩ renounced
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despised, rejected, renounced, Elen. Kmbl. 778; El. 389;
for-seónnes
A looking down upon ⬩ contempt ⬩ despectio ⬩ contemptus
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A looking down upon, contempt; despectio, contemptus, Som. Ben. Lye
fór-settan
To set before ⬩ propōnĕre
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To set before; propōnĕre Gif ic ne fórsette ðé Hierusalem si non propŏsuĕro Hierūsālem, Ps. Th. 136, 6. Hig ne fórsetton God tofóran ansýne heora non propŏsuērunt Deum ante conspectum suum, Ps. Lamb. 53. 5
fór-settednys
A proposition ⬩ propŏsĭtio
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A proposition; propŏsĭtio Ic sprece fórsettednyssa of frymþe lŏquar propŏsĭtiōnes ab inĭtio, Ps. Spl. 77, 2
Linked entry: fore-setedness
for-sewennes
A looking down upon ⬩ contempt ⬩ contemptus ⬩ despectio
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A looking down upon, contempt; contemptus, despectio Gefylled we synd forsewennysse replēti sŭmus despectiōne, Ps. Spl. 122, 4, 5. For his forsewennesse out of contempt for him, Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 81, 13. Forsewennyss contemptus, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31
Linked entries: for-seónnes for-sǽwennes
for-sewestre
She who despises ⬩ contemptrix
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She who despises; contemptrix. Som. Ben. Lye
for-singian
to sin greatly
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to sin greatly, L. Pen. 12; Wilk. 95, 9
for-síðian
To perish ⬩ ĭter fātāle inīre
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To perish; ĭter fātāle inīre Hæfde ðá forsíðod sunu Ecgþeówes Ecgtheow's son had then perished, Beo. Th. 3104, note; B. 1550
Linked entry: síðian
for-sittan
To mis-sit ⬩ to be absent from ⬩ neglect ⬩ delay ⬩ defer ⬩ diminish ⬩ obstruct ⬩ besiege ⬩ abesse a ⬩ neglĭgĕre ⬩ supersĕdēre ⬩ desĕrĕre ⬩ præstruĕre ⬩ obsĭdēre
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To mis-sit, to be absent from, neglect, delay, defer, diminish, obstruct, besiege; abesse a, neglĭgĕre, supersĕdēre, desĕrĕre, præstruĕre, obsĭdēre Be ðon ðe gemót forsitte of him who is absent from the council, L. Ath. i. 20; Th. i. 208, 25, 26. Be
for-sixst
despisest
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despisest, Ps. Lamb. second 9, 1. = for-sihst;
for-slægen
slain
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slain, Chr. 882; Erl. 82, 13;
for-slæhþ
breaks
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breaks, L. Ethb. 50; Th. i. 16, 1;
for-slagen
slain
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slain, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 62, 10;
for-sleán
To strike with violence ⬩ smite ⬩ break ⬩ slay ⬩ kill ⬩ destroy ⬩ vehementer fĕrīre ⬩ percŭtĕre ⬩ frangĕre ⬩ occīdĕre ⬩ interfĭcĕre
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To strike with violence, smite, break, slay, kill, destroy; vehementer fĕrīre, percŭtĕre, frangĕre, occīdĕre, interfĭcĕre Se ðe cinbán forslæhþ mid xx scillingum forgelde let him who breaks the chin-bone pay for it with twenty shillings, L. Ethb. 50;
Linked entry: for-slegenlic
for-sliet
Slaughter ⬩ massacre ⬩ internĕcio
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Slaughter, massacre; internĕcio, Cot. 108
for-slihþ
smites
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smites, L. Alf. pol. 50; Th. i. 94, 14;