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folc-herpaþ

(n.)
Grammar
folc-herpaþ, folc-herepaþ, es; m.

highway

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The public road, highway On ðone folc-hearpað; ondlang ðæs hearpaðes, C. D. iii. 393, 14: 463, 17

for-drugian

(v.)
Grammar
for-drugian, -druwian; p. ode; pp. od

To dry upparchwitherarescĕresiccāri

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Fox 20, 207; Met. 20, 104

Linked entry: for-druwian

for-sleán

(v.)
Grammar
for-sleán, he -slæhþ, -slyhþ, -slihþ; p. -slóh, pl. -slógon; pp. -slegen, -slægen, -slagen [sleán to strike]

To strike with violencesmitebreakslaykilldestroyvehementer fĕrīrepercŭtĕrefrangĕreoccīdĕreinterfĭcĕre

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He hí forslagen hæfde he had slain them, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 54, 2: Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 62, 10

Linked entry: for-slegenlic

for-ceówan

(v.)
Grammar
for-ceówan, p. -ceáw, pl. -cuwon; pp. -cowen

To chew offbite offcorrōdĕre

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To chew off, bite off; corrōdĕre Forceáw he his ágene tungan he bit off his own tongue, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 24

for-sláwian

(v.)
Grammar
for-sláwian, p. ode; pp. od [sláwian to be slow]

To be slowunwillingpĭgēre

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To be slow, unwilling; pĭgēre Ic wát, ðæt ðú náht né forsláwodest I know that thou wouldest not be unwilling, Bt. 10; Fox 28, 15

fore

(prep.; adv.)
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fore, adv.

in frontat the headbefore

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.), in front, at the head, as chief Fore tó yrnenne prodeundi, Scint. 224, 7. Eorðcyningas þe folcum hér fore wísien kings that, placed at their head, direct the peoples, Ps. Th. 148, 11. temporal, before Fore ic cueð ł ǽr ic sægde praedixi, Mt.

for-þyrrian

(v.)
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For þyr l. þyrre

for-werednes

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Cf. for-weorenness

for-worhta

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Dele, and see for-wyrcan

for-lǽtnes

abandonmentdesolationneglectabandonmentcessationintermissionremissnessremissionpardonlossputting awaydismissiondivorce

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Take instances from for-lǽtennes in Dict., and add: abandonment, desolation, Similar entries v. for-lǽtan; IV. 2 Forlétnis desolatio, Lk. R. L. 21, 20. neglect.

for-gǽgednys

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For heora forgǽgednissum pro suis excessibus, Hy. S. 65, 1. Ꝥæt folc for heora mándǽdum and forgǽgednyssum wurdon gehergode, Hml. Th. ii. 84, 32: 64, 35. Þá wyrcendan forgǽgednyssa facientes praeuaricationes, Ps. L. 100, 3. Add

for-gifendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-gifendlic, dative.
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Take this apart from for-gifenlic

Linked entry: gifend-lic

for-tión

(v.)
Grammar
for-tión, impert. -tió, -tióh, pl. -tióþ; subj. -tió, pl. -tión

To draw against or overcover overobscureobdūcĕre

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To draw against or over, cover over, obscure; obdūcĕre Ðæt mód mid ðam gedwol-miste fortió may cover over the mind with the mist of error, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 156, 1

for-ðig

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðig, conj.

Forbecauseĕnimetĕnimquiaquŏniam

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For, because; ĕnim, etĕnim, quia, quŏniam Forðig he áhte ǽgðer ge Engla land ge Normandige for he owned both the land of the English as well as Normandy, Chr. 1085; Erl. 218, 3-4

for-slegenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-slegenlic, adj.

Shamefulignominious

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for-slegen profligatus. II. 2; or (?) l. for-segenlicne ( = -sewen-) one MS. has forsewenlíce) and swá orwyrðlicne deáð þrowian, Mart. H. 156, 20

Linked entry: -slegenlic

for-swúgian

(v.)
Grammar
for-swúgian, p. ode: pp. od

To pass over in silencesĭlentio prætĕrīre

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Bt. 17; Fox 60, 10

fót-swæþ

(n.)
Grammar
fót-swæþ, -swaþu.
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Grammar fót-swæþ, neut. or uncertain Ne bið nǽnig wonung on þǽm sande ðǽra Drihtnes fótswaða, Mart. H. 74, 21. Hé ástrehte hine tó Ióhannes fótswaðum, Hml. Th. i. 68, 14. Ic sceolde his fótswaðum fylian, 382, 18.

for-gieldan

(v.)

to pay forrepayrequitereddĕre

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to pay for, repay, requite; reddĕre Ðæt he hine scolde forgieldan that he should pay for it, Past. 63; Hat. MS.

for-spennen

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For Mone B. 671 substitute Hpt. Gl. 420, 66

for-healdan

(v.)

to withholdkeep backdisregarddetinēreneglīgĕrecontemnĕre

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Th. 4751; B. 2381: Bt. 29, 1; Fox 102, 17

Linked entry: for-ealden