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for-bígan

(v.)
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Assiria wearð bælc forbíged, Jud. 267. Take here for-bígan in Dict., and add;

for-bítan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bítan, p. -bát
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To bite to pieces, destroy by biting Áhleóp án leó and hió swengde on hine and forbát him þone sweoran, Hml. A. 206, 391

for-boda

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Dele passage

Linked entry: fore-boda

for-bodian

(v.)

Similar entry: fore-bodian

for-bor

Linked entry: -bor

for-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bredan, for-bregdan.

transformto corrupt

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Substitute: to destroy by dragging about, v. bregdan; I. I a Hé wæs fram deóflum forbróden and hé sweolt he was dragged about by devils and he died, Mart. H. 214, 31: 28, 2. to hurl to destruction Forbregd praecipita, Ps. Srt. 54, 10. to snatch away

for-brittan

Grammar
for-brittan, for-bryttan.

to crushdestroy

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Take the passages under these under for-brítan, and add: Forbrýt, tóbrecþ conterat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 5. Forbrýte diruet, i. diuidet, Germ. 398, 144. with a material object Dryhten forbrycð and forbrýt þá myclan cedertreówu confringet Dominus cedros

for-búgendlic

Linked entry: búgendlic

for-búgendlíce

(adv.)

Similar entry: un-forbúgendlíce

for-búgennys

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Dele

for-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
for-byrd, for-byrd (fore-), e; f. (in Hml. S. 33, 203 the word seems neuter),

enduranceforbearanceabstention

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Substitute: bearing pain, &c., endurance, Similar entries v. for-beran I. Ne mihte Pafnuntius nán forbyrd habban, ne náne frófre onfón, Hml. S. 33, 203. Nú wille ic God biddan ꝥ hé þé forgife forebyrd and geþyld, 251. bearing patiently, forbearance

for-ceorfan

to cut upto cut offto cut down

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Add: to cut up, cut asunder Hé gelæhte his sex and forcearf his basing ... þá hlógon his geféran þæs forcorfenan basinges, Hml. S. 31, 69-72. Heó wæs forcorfen on middan on twá styccu per medium secabatur, Gr. D. 340, 20. to cut off, out, away Hió forcearf

for-cilled

(adj.)
Grammar
for-cilled, adj. (ptcpl.)

Chilled

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Chilled Wiþ forcillede wunda, Lch. i. 310, 15: 66, 5

Linked entry: cílian

for-cippian

(v.)
Grammar
for-cippian, p. ode

To cut off

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To cut off Forcyppud precisa, Nap. 79

Linked entry: cippian

for-cirring

(n.)
Grammar
for-cirring, e; f.
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A turning aside On forcirringe in convertendo, Bl. Gl. Forcerringe, Ps. Srt. 9, 4: 125, 1

Linked entry: -cirring

for-clingan

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Forclingendu rigentia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 21. Add:

for-cnídan

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Hé forcnýdeþ hí comminuet eas, Ps. Spl. 28, 6. Add

for-corfian

(v.)
Grammar
for-corfian, (?)

to cut off

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to cut off Ðá hé ðone læppan forcorfedne (-ceorfedne, -corfenne, v. ll.) hæfde, Past. 198, 17

Linked entry: corfian

for-crafian

(v.)
Grammar
for-crafian, p. ode

To demand

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To demand Neódbehéfnes stówe giforcrafað ( = gif forcrafað) si necessitas loci exegerit, R. Ben. I. 82, 3

Linked entry: crafian

for-cunnian

(v.)
Grammar
for-cunnian, p. ode

To tempttry

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To tempt, try Huæt meh gé forcunnas quid me temtatis?, Mt. L. 22, 18. Of ðon forcunned sint quo appraehensi sunt, p. 13, 8

Linked entry: cunnian