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for-tíþ

Grammar
for-tíþ, pres. of for-tíhan.

covers over ⬩ obscures

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covers over, obscures, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 67; Met. 22, 34;

for-worden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-worden, pp. of for-weorþan.

perished

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perished, Ps. Th. 91, 6;

for-worhte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-worhte, = p. of for-wyrcan.

did wrong ⬩ sinned ⬩ ruined ⬩ convicted ⬩ condemned ⬩ forfeited

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did wrong, sinned, ruined, convicted, condemned, forfeited, Cd. 40; Th. 53, 6; Gen. 857: Exon. 21 b; Th. 57, 20; Cri. 921

for-logen

(adj.)
Grammar
for-logen, for-logen; adj. (ptcpl.)
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Guilty of bearing false witness Syndan ðurh mistlice leásunga forloren and forlogen má þonne scolde, Wlfst. 164, 7: 130, 6. Fela sýn forsworene and swíðe forlogene, 129, 7: 268, 27. Substitute:

folc-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
folc-mægen, es; n.

People's force ⬩ pŏpŭli rōbur

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People's force; pŏpŭli rōbur Ðá ðǽr folc-mægen fór then there marched a people's force, Cd. 160; Th. 199, 31; Exod. 347

for-déþ

Grammar
for-déþ, 3rd pres. sing, of for-dón.

does for ⬩ destroys

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does for, destroys, L. Edg. S. 14; Th. i. 278, i;

for-stent

(v.)
Grammar
for-stent, 3rd sing. pres. of for-standan.

stands for ⬩ avails ⬩ profits

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stands for, avails, profits, L. O. 13; Th. i. 182, 19: Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 9;

for-belgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-belgan, p. bealg(-h), reflex.

To get angry

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To get angry, get in a rage Forbealh hé hine for þon þe ꝥ hrýþer him þúhte on wédenheorte, Bl. H. 199, 10

Linked entry: belgan

folc-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
folc-cyning, es; m.

Folk's king ⬩ king of nations ⬩ king of the people ⬩ pŏpŭli rex

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Folc-cyninge for the king of nations, Cd. 131; Th. 166, 25; Gen. 2753. Fífe folc-cyningas five kings of nations, 93; Th. 119, 4; Gen. 1974: 95; Th. 125, 5; Gen. 2074. cf. O. Sax. folk-kuning

for-wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wrégan, fore-wrégan; p. de; pp. ed [wrégan to accuse]

To accuse strongly ⬩ vehementer accūsāre

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To accuse strongly; vehementer accūsāre Brihtríc forwrégde Wulfnóþ to ðam cyning Brihtric accused Wulfnoth to the king, Chr. 1009; Erl. 141, 29. Ða Wælisce men forwrégdon ða eorlas the Welshmen accused the earls, 1048; Erl. 178, 24. He wæs oft to ðam

Linked entry: fore-wrégan

for-scippan

(v.)
Grammar
for-scippan, to transform, change for the worse.
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Take here for-sceoppan, -sceppan and add

Linked entry: for-sceppan

fóre-wesan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-wesan, p. ic, he -wæs, ðú -wǽre, pl. -wǽron [fóre before, wesan to be]

To be before ⬩ to preside ⬩ præesse

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To be before, to preside; præesse Ðyssum tídum fórewæs Norþan Hymbra ríce se strangesta cyning his tempŏrĭbus regno Nordanhymbrōrum præfuit rex fortissĭmus, Bd. 1, 34; S. 499, 18: 5, 18; S. 635, 35

Linked entry: fóre-eom

for-gæt

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-gæt, pl. -gǽton

forgot

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forgot, Ps. Lamb. 77, 11: 118, 61

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-gnóg

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-gnóg, pl. -gnógon

gnawed up

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gnawed up, Homl. Th. ii. 194, 1;

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-sæt

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-sæt, pl. -sǽton

delayed ⬩ deferred ⬩ obstructed

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delayed, deferred, obstructed, Od. 138; Th. 173, 10; Gen. 2859: 114; Th. 150, 10; Gen. 2489;

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;

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