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for-byrdian

(v.)
Grammar
for-byrdian, -byrdigan; p. ode; pp. od

To forbear ⬩ wait for ⬩ sustĭnēre

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To forbear, wait for; sustĭnēre Sáwla úre forbyrdigaþ Driht ănĭma nostra sustĭnet Dŏmĭnum, Ps. Spl. 32, 20

Linked entry: byrdian

for-lǽtan

Grammar
for-lǽtan, <b>; II.</b>
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For bóte úrra synna þises lífés dagas ús tó fyrste forlǽtene synt, R. Ben. 4, 18. Add

for-hwerfan

(v.)

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

for-grindan

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commolit; for the inflexion -et, cf. menget confundit, 11. Or(?) the -et might be a noun suffix, cf. onǽlet: or(?) for-grind (cf. ge-grind) might be taken), 105, 9. Forgrundenum commolitis, 132, 6. ¶ with dat.: Ic forgrand gramum, B. 424.

Linked entry: for-grind

fór-mǽrnes

(n.)
Grammar
fór-mǽrnes, -ness, e; f.

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

for-liger

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

Fornication ⬩ adultery ⬩ fornĭcātio ⬩ adultĕrium

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Ascúnige man swíðe fúle forligra let a man earnestly shun foul fornications, L. Eth. vi. 28; Th. i. 322, 15

Linked entries: for-legere for-ligr for-lír for-legor

for-geldan

(v.)

to pay for ⬩ repay ⬩ return ⬩ give ⬩ render ⬩ reddĕre ⬩ retrĭbuĕre

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Hine man forgelde let a man pay for him, L. H. E. 4; Th. i: 28, 7: 11; Th. i. 32, 7. Ða mágas healfne leód forgelden let his kindred pay half the fine [for slaying a man ], L. Ethb. 23; Th. i. 8, 8

for-legen

adulterous

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For mé earmlicre forlegenre, Hml. S. 23 b, 598. Fúle forlegene hóringas, Wlfst. 165, 33. weak form used substantively: Þá forlegnan (-legenan, v. l.) mid þám forlegenan (-um, v. l.) luxuriosi cum luxuriosis, Gr. D. 316, 6.

for-þindan

(v.)
Grammar
for-þindan, pp. -þunden
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To swell up Gif men sié maga ásúrod and forþunden, Lch. ii. 356, 11. v. for-þunden in Dict

Linked entries: for-þunden þindan

fót-gewǽde

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For R. Ben. 55 substitute Hæbben hý tó fótgewǽdum hosa and meón indumenta pedum pedules et caligas, R. Ben. 89, 14

for-swígian

(v.)
Grammar
for-swígian, -sweógian, -swúgian, -súwian, -súgian, -sýgian, to -swígianne, -swígienne; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed.

To pass over in silence ⬩ keep silent ⬩ conceal ⬩ sĭlentio prætĕrire ⬩ To be silent ⬩ retĭcēre

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To be silent; retĭcēre He rícum mannum nó for áre ne for ege nǽfre forswígian wolde nunquam dīvĭtĭbus hŏnōris sīve tĭmōris grātia retĭcēbat, Bd. 3, 5; S. 527, 10

Linked entries: for-sweógian for-swúgian for-sýgian

for-hwyrfan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hwyrfan, -hwerfan; part. -hwyrfende; p. -hwyrfde; pp. -hwyrfed, -hwyrfd.

to change for or from ⬩ transform ⬩ transfer ⬩ remove ⬩ avertĕre ⬩ transformāre ⬩ to turn aside ⬩ pervert ⬩ deprave ⬩ subvertĕre ⬩ pervertĕre ⬩ deprāvāre

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to change for or from, transform, transfer, remove; avertĕre, transformāre He forhwyrfþ eów of ðam lande he will remove you from the land, Deut. 28, 63.

Linked entry: for-hwerfan

for-ligenes

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For intingan dyrnre forlignesse (-lige-, v. l.), Bd. 4, 5; Sch. 379, 8. Ðurh dyrne forligenesse, 1, 27; Sch. 87, 20. Add

for-úton

(prep.)
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Substitute: <b>for-útan;</b> prep. without Án speorwa on grýn ne mæg befeallan forútan his foresceáwunge (cf. bútan eówrum Fæder, Mt. 10, 29), Chr. 1067; P. 201, 25.

for-wisnian

(v.)
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For þon þe hié næfdan wyrtryme forwisnadun ( aruerunt ), 13, 6. Forwisnende (-werniende, An. Ox. 59) corruptibilem, Hpt. Gl. 407, 34. Þá forwisnedon marcida, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 36. Forweosnodon arescentibus, 73, 71. Add

for-ceówan

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

To chew off ⬩ bite off ⬩ corrōdĕre

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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-mengan

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For 'Past. ... Lye' substitute

for-cúþ

unclean ⬩ worthless

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For þon Antiochus giémde hwæt hé hæfde monna gerímes, and ne nóm náne ware húlice hié wǽron, for þon hiera wæs má forcúþra þonne altǽwra qui cum in exercitu centum millia armatorum habere uideretur, ducenta millia amplius calonum atque lixarum inmixta

súþ-fór

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-fór, e; f.
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Icel. suðr-ferð, -för, -ganga a pilgrimage to Rome. Such pilgrimages are often mentioned, e. g. Flosi fór suór um sjá ok hóf þá upp göngu sína ok gekk suðr ok ljetti ekki fyrr enn hann kom til Rómaborgar, Njala. c. 158.]

for-sláwian

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

To be slow ⬩ unwilling ⬩ pĭgēre

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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

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