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for-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-licgan, -licggan, -ligan; p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon; pp. -legen [licgan to lie]

To lie in a forbidden mannerfornicatecommit fornicationfornĭcāriadultĕrāre

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C. S. 54; Th. i. 406, 4, 7: 51; Th. i. 404, 22: L. E. G. 3; Th. i. 168, 5: 4; Th. i. 168, 19: L. N. P. L. 63; Th. ii. 300, 20. Gif beweddodu fǽmne hie forlicgge if a betrothed woman commit fornication, L. Alf. pol. 18; Th. i. 73, 11.

for-lidennes

(n.)
Grammar
for-lidennes, -ness, e; f.

Shipwrecknaufrăgium

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Shipwreck; naufrăgium Hwár gefóre ðú forlidennesse where hast thou suffered shipwreck? Apol. Th. 21, 19

for-ligenes

(n.)
Grammar
for-ligenes, -lignes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Fornicationadulteryfornĭcātio

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Fornication, adultery; fornĭcātio Ne wæs acenned of unrihthǽmede ne þurh dyrne forligenysse non de adultĕrio vel fornĭcātiōne nātus fuĕrat, Bd. 1, 27; S. 495, 21.

for-liger

(n.)
Grammar
for-liger, -ligr, es; pl. nom. acc. -ligeru, -ligru, -ligra; n.

Fornicationadulteryfornĭcātioadultĕrium

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Fornication, adultery; fornĭcātio, adultĕrium For forligere ob fornĭcātiōnem, Mt. Bos. 19, 9: Jn. Bos. 8, 41: Homl. Th. ii. 322, 28: L. Edm. S. 4; Th. i. 246, 5.

forliger-bed

(n.)
Grammar
forliger-bed, -bedd, es; n.

A bed of fornicationfornĭcātiōnis lectus

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A bed of fornication; fornĭcātiōnis lectus On forligerbeddum in beds of fornication, Homl. Th. i. 604, 30

for-ligr

(n.)
Grammar
for-ligr, es; m.

A fornicator

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A fornicator, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 21

Linked entry: -liger

for-lure

(v.)
Grammar
for-lure, 2nd sing. p. of for-leósan: for-lure would lose,
  • Chr. 81
  • ;
  • Erl. 8, 4: Past. 7, 1
  • ;
  • Hat. MS. 12 a. 5
  • ;
p. subj. of for-leósan.

hast lostdidst lose

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Exon. 28 a; Th. 85, 30; Cri. 1399;

for-luron

(v.)
Grammar
for-luron, p. pl. of for-leósan.

losthave lost

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Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 100, 24;

for-lýst

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

loses

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loses, Mk. Bos. 9, 41:

fór-maneg

(adj.)
Grammar
fór-maneg, -moni; adj.

Very manypermultus

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Very many; permultus Heora fórmanega oft féngon to ánwealde very many of them often undertook the government, Jud. Thw. 161, 26

Linked entry: fór-moni

for-meltan

(v.)
Grammar
for-meltan, -myltan; p. -mealt, pl. -multon; pp. -molten; v. intrans.

To melt awaybecome liquidliquefylĭquescĕrelĕquĕfiĕri

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Ealle ða scipu formultan all the ships were consumed, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 14

Linked entry: for-myltan

fór-mete

(n.)
Grammar
fór-mete, es; m. [fór a journey, mete food]

Fare-meatprovision for a journeycĭbus in itĭnĕre sūmendus

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Fare-meat, provision for a journey; cĭbus in itĭnĕre sūmendus, Gr. Dial. 2, 13: Deut. 15, 14

FORN

(n.)
Grammar
FORN, e; f?

A troutturnus

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A trout; turnus Forn turnus? Ælfc. Gl. 102; Som. 77, 72; Wrt. Voc. 55, 76

fórn

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
fórn, fórne; adv.

Beforecōram

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Before; cōram Gesæt Benedictus fórn ongeán ðam Riggon Benedict sat opposite to Riggo, Homl. Th. ii. 168, 15, Óþ-ðæt he eft cume hyre fórne geán until he again comes opposite to it, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 8, 13; Lchdm. iii. 248, 17

for-nam

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-nam, pl. -námon

took awaydestroyedconsumed

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took away, destroyed, consumed, Beo. Th. 2415; B. 1205: Ps. Th. 77, 53;

for-niman

(v.)
Grammar
for-niman, -nyman; p. -nam, -nom, pl. -námon, -nómon; pp. -numen; v. trans.

To take awaydeformplunderdestroyransackwasteconsumedevourrapĕreperdĕreextermĭnārevastāreconsūmĕredevŏrāre

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Beo. Th. 5649; B. 2828. Fórneáh fornámon me on lande paulo mĭnus consummāvērunt me in terra, Ps. Spl. C. 118, 87. Fornómon [MS. -noman] have consumed, Exon. 78 a; Th. 292, 14; Wand. 99.

Linked entry: for-nyman

forod

(adj.)
Grammar
forod, forad, fored, forud; adj. part. [v. nacod naked]

Brokenfracturedviolatedfractusviolātus

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Gif se earm biþ forod if the arm be broken, L. Alf. pol. 54; Th. i. 94, 24, note 57. Gif monnes ceácan mon forslihþ, ðæt hie beóþ forode if a man smite another's cheeks, so that they be broken, L. Alf. pol. 50; Th. i. 94, 15: Ps. Th. 30, 12.

for-pyndan

(v.)
Grammar
for-pyndan, p. de; pp. ed

To turn awayremŏvērereprĭmĕre

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To turn away; remŏvēre, reprĭmĕre Ðæt Euan scyld is eal forpynded the sin of Eve is all turned away, Exon. 9 a; Th. 7, 7; Cri. 97

fór-rídel

(n.)
Grammar
fór-rídel, es; m.

A fore-rideroutriderharbingerpræcursor

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A fore-rider, outrider, harbinger; præcursor Cyning Totilla sende his afórrídel cýðan his tocyme ðam hálgan were king Totila sent his harbinger to announce his coming to the holy man, Homl. Th. ii. 168, 10

Linked entries: fore-ridel rídel

for-rotodnys

(n.)
Grammar
for-rotodnys, -rotednys, -nyss, e; f.

Rottennesscorruptionputrēdopus

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Rottenness, corruption; putrēdo, pus Mín flǽsc is ymbscrýd mid forrotodnysse my flesh is covered with corruption, Job Thw. 167, 36: Prov. 12: Homl. Th. ii. 282, 11. Ðeós forrotednyss hoc pus, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 35