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folc-mægen

a peopletribe

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The forces of a people, a people, tribe Folcmægen fór æfter óðrum tribe followed tribe (of the twelve tribes passing through the Red Sea), Exod. 347.

for-belgan

(v.)
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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

for-beódan

(v.)

to forbidto restraincheckto prevent

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R. ) praecipiebat, Mk. L. 7, 36.] to forbid, to order that something shall not be done Forbodenne ágeáncyme interdictum (i. prohibitum) postlimiumm, An. Ox. 2720. Þá forbodenan gyfta uetitos hymeneos, 1780. with acc.

for-bláwan

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R. 6, 18. Add

for-brecan

to crushoppressto breakdestroyto break

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R. L. 5, 4. Ic wille ꝥ palmtwig gegrípan, . . . and forseáredum him bégen dǽlas forbrecan and forbærnan, Bl. H. 151, 16. Ic hét hié gebindan and him þá bán and sconcan forbrecan crurifragio punire jussi, Nar. 16, 27.

for-cuman

to seizeget hold ofto overcomeconquerto consumedestroyto reject

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R. 8, 31. Forcumman from aldum, Lk. L. 9, 22. Ꝥte hé sé forcumen, Lk. L. R. 17, 25

for-cweþan

to reproachupbraidblamereproverebuketo reproveto refusedeclineto excuseto refuseto receiveto rejectdisapprove of

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R. 23, 40. Forcuoæð arguit, Jn. p. 5, 11. Forcuoeð redarguit, Lk. p. 7, 6. Ðá aldu forcwédun (-cuoedon, L. vituperauerunt) hiǽ, Mk. R. 7, 2. Forcuoeða exprobrare, Mt. L. 11, 20.

for-dimmian

(v.)
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For 'R. Conc. 1' substitute Add::

fore

beforein front ofat the head ofbeforeforfromthroughbecause ofon account offorfromthroughin place ofinstead offor the sake ofon behalf ofto the honour ofofaboutbeforeinto the presence of

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Biddende þæt heom fore gebeden sý postulent pro se orari, R. Ben. 59, 21: 62, 8: 127, 18, 19. Hé bæd mé ðæt ic him wǽre forespeca ... Ðá spæc ic him fore, Cht. Th. 169, 29.

for-gildan

(v.)

to pay backrestorepay damagesto pay forbuy offto repaypay outrequiteto payperform

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For ðon ic cweþe ꝥ hí hit gyldan, for þon hý fóð tó mínum þe ic syllan mót, 491, 23. where the rate or manner of payment is given: Bæd Ælfsige ǽgiftes his mannes (a woman who had been stolen), and Æðelstán hine ágef, and forgeald him mid twám pundum,

for-gyltan

(v.)
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for-gyltan, p. -gylte; pp. -gylt
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Þone cwide þe se apostol be swá forgyltum cwyþ, R. Ben. 50, 1

for-habban

(v.)

To abstainrefrainabstinentcontinentto abstain fromto restrainkeep awayto keep backnot to mentionto restraincheckstop

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Sóna swá hý geedwyrpte beóð, þám flǽscǽte forhæbben (-habban v. l.) a carnibus abstineant, R. Ben. 61, 3. with prep. From giriordum forhabba, Rtl. 16, 25. Scolde heó forhabban fram ingange Godes húses, Hml. Th. i. 134, 19.

fird

(n.)
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fird, faerd, ferd, fierd, fyrd(e).

an expeditioncampaignan armya camp

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Other forms are more descriptive of the general character or object of the obligation, regni defensio, iv. 149, ii : expeditio popularis, 74, 17communis expedifionis labor, 98, 8 ; communis (rata, justa, si necessitas exigaf) expeditio, v. 102, 6: iv.

firenian

(v.)
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R. 18, 15. Fyr[n]gende flǽsc caro luxurians, Dóm. L. 214. Take Seel. 103 under II, and add to I

firen-tácnian

(v.)
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Rdr. 288, 21

Linked entry: firen-tácn

firlen

(adj.)
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firlen, adj.

at a distance

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Of fyrlænum scírum de longinquis provinciis, R. Ben. I. loi, 12. On fyrlenum at a distance: Onðǽre hwíle þe hé on fyrlenum wæs, Hml. S. 6, 47. On fyrlenum wunigende, 35, 26

Linked entries: feorlen fyrlen

first

timerespite(additional) timein time

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R. 6, 31. with idea of postponement, delay, respite, (additional) time, time granted for doing something Þú wilt siofian ꝥ hí swá langne fyrst habbaþ leáf yfel tó dónne, and ic þé sǽde ꝥ se fyrst biþ swíþe lytle hwíle, and . . . him wǽre ealra mǽst unsǽlþ

Linked entry: fyrst

firwit-full

(adj.)
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firwit-full, adj.

Curiouscarefulanxious

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R.) menn gié sint solliciti estis, Lk. L. 12, 26

flége

(n.)
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flége, floege

a ship

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R. 6, 22. [From Scandinavian (?), Cf. Icel. fley a ship.]

flíte

(n.)

a raft

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a raft