for-þencan
To misthink ⬩ disdain ⬩ despise ⬩ distrust ⬩ despair ⬩ dedignāri ⬩ diffīdĕre
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Fox 1, 163; Met. 1, 82
Linked entry: fore-þencan
fór-weorþfullíc
Very worthy ⬩ very excellent ⬩ præclārus
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Bt. 29, 1; Fox 102, 14
fót-geswell
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A swelling of the foot Wið cneówwræce and fótgeswelle, Lch. iii. 70, 27. Cf. fót-swyle
Linked entry: ge-swel
for-dwilman
To confound ⬩ confundĕre
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Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 17
for-trúwung
Over-confidence ⬩ presumption ⬩ præcĭpītātio
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Over-confidence, presumption; præcĭpītātio On ðære fortrúwunga and on ðam gilpe by presumption and by arrogance, Bt. 3, 1; Fox 6, 4
fór-eáðe
Very easily ⬩ perfăcile
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Very easily; perfăcile God mæg fóreáðe unc ǽt fóresceáwian God can very easily provide food for us two, Homl. Th. ii. 138, 35
for-cyrran
To turn again ⬩ subvert ⬩ avoid ⬩ pervertĕre ⬩ subvertĕre ⬩ evĭtāre
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Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 8
Linked entry: for-cerran
for-biódan
to forbid
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Fox 9, 108; Met. 9, 54
fór-wel
Very well ⬩ very ⬩ valde
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Bt. titl, xvii; Fox xii. 24: Bt. 17; Fox 58, 24. Ólǽcþ ðes middangeard fórwel menige this world flatters very many, Homl. Th. i. 490, 14: ii. 158, 30: Ps. Th. 131, 6. Wurdon geworhte wundra fórwel fela very many wonders were wrought, Homl.
for-þingian
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Substitute for 'intercede for the man' 'make arrangements for the wergild.'
for-bæran
to forbear
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Bt. 36, 1; Fox 172, 13
for-gildan
To pay for ⬩ make good ⬩ repay ⬩ requite ⬩ recompense ⬩ reward ⬩ reddĕre ⬩ exsolvĕre ⬩ compensāre ⬩ retrĭbuĕre
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He him ðære lisse leán forgildeþ he will pay him a reward for that affection, Exon. 14 a; Th. 27, 22; Cri. 434. Eall he hit forgilt he will recompense it all, Bt. 42; Fox 258, 28.
Linked entries: for-geldan for-gieldan
fót-ece
Foot-ache ⬩ the gout ⬩ pĕdis dŏlor ⬩ podagra ⬩ πόδαγρα
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Foot-ache, the gout; pĕdis dŏlor, podagra = πόδαγρα Wið fótece for foot-ache, L. M. 1, 27; Lchdm. ii. 68, 12, 19, 20, 23
for-sceóppan
To re-create ⬩ transform ⬩ deform ⬩ transformāre
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To re-create, transform, deform; transformāre Sume, hí sǽdon, ðæt hió [Circe] sceolde forsceóppan to león some, they said, she [Circe] should transform to a lioness, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 33
Linked entry: for-scyppan
for-standan
to stand up for ⬩ to defend ⬩ aid ⬩ help ⬩ benefit ⬩ avail ⬩ defendĕre ⬩ prodesse ⬩ to understand ⬩ intelligĕre
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to stand up for, to defend, aid, help, benefit, avail; defendĕre, prodesse Gif hine nelle forstandan if he will not stand up for him, L. In. 62; Th. i. 142, 6.
Linked entries: fórene for-stondan fore-standan
fót-wearc
A pain in the foot ⬩ pĕdis dŏlor
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A pain in the foot; pĕdis dŏlor Wið fótwærce [MS. fótwræce] for a pain in the foot, Med. ex Quadr. 3, 15; Lchdm. i. 342, 10
fót-mǽl
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In l. 3 for foot-mark read foot, and add: a foot as a measure Men on lenge syx fótmæla lange homines statura pedum .vi. Nar. 35, 2. On lenge hundteontiges fótmæla and fíftiges lange, 36, 12. some kind of cross (?
for-tíhan
To draw against or over ⬩ cover over with anything ⬩ darken ⬩ obscure ⬩ obdūcĕre
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Fox 22, 67; Met. 22, 34
for-hwerfan
To transform ⬩ pervert ⬩ transformāre ⬩ pervertĕre
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Fox 26, 172; Met. 26, 86: Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 2. Eówra sáwla má forhwerfdon ðonne hie gerihton they have perverted more of your souls than they have directed, L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 56, 18
fór-mǽrnes
Brightness ⬩ glory ⬩ renown ⬩ clārĭtas
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Brightness, glory, renown; clārĭtas Fórmǽrnes and genyht renown and abundance, Bt. 34, 6; Fox 140, 23, note 8