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fóran-niht

(n.)
Grammar
fóran-niht, e; f.

The fore-night ⬩ early part of the night ⬩ dusk of the evening ⬩ antĕrior pars noctis ⬩ crĕpuscŭlum

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The fore-night, early part of the night, dusk of the evening; antĕrior pars noctis, crĕpuscŭlum Lǽd hine út of ðam húse on fórannihte lead him out of the house in the dusk, Herb. 8, 2; Lchdm. i. 98, 18: fram foran-nihte per noctem, Nar. 35, 9

Linked entry: fóran-dæg

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 lost ⬩ didst lose

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hast lost, didst lose. Exon. 28 a; Th. 85, 30; Cri. 1399;

FARAN

(v.)
Grammar
FARAN, to farenne; ic fare, ðú farest, færest, færst, færsþ, he fareþ, færeþ, færþ, pl. faraþ; p. fór, pl. fóron; pp.

A word expressing every kind of going from one place to another, hence ⬩ to go, proceed, travel, march, sail ⬩ īre, vādĕre, incēdĕre, transīre, migrāre, nāvīgāre ⬩ FARE, happen, to be in any state ⬩ versāri in ălĭqua re, se hăbēre ălĭquo mŏdo

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We fóron transīvĭmus, Ps. Spl. 65, 11. Ic fór fram ðé I went from thee, Gen. 31, 31. Constantius, se míldesta man, fór on Bryttanie, and ðǽr gefór Constantius, the mildest man, went into Britain, and there died, Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 126, 39.

Linked entries: færan feran

folc-cú

(n.)
Grammar
folc-cú, f.

The folk's cow ⬩ a cow of the herd ⬩ pŏpŭli vacca

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The folk's cow, a cow of the herd; pŏpŭli vacca Under folc-cúm [MS. folcum] inter vaccas popŭlōrum, Ps. Th. 67, 27; among the kien of puplis, Wyc. 67, 31

Linked entry: folcú

folc-cwén

(n.)
Grammar
folc-cwén, e; f.

Folk's queen ⬩ queen of the people ⬩ pŏpŭli rēgĭna

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Folk's queen, queen of the people; pŏpŭli rēgĭna Eóde freólícu folc-cwén to hire freán sittan the noble queen of the people went to sit by her lord, Beo. Th. 1286; B. 641

folc-getæl

(n.)
Grammar
folc-getæl, es; n.

A number of people ⬩ pŏpŭli nŭmĕrus

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A number of people; pŏpŭli nŭmĕrus On folc-getæl fíftig cista in the number of people [were] fifty bands, Cd. 154; Th. 192, 9; Exod. 229

folc-mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
folc-mǽgþ, e; f.

A nation-tribe ⬩ tribe ⬩ nātio ⬩ trĭbus

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A nation-tribe, tribe; nātio, trĭbus Folc-mægþa of nation-tribes, Cd. 64; Th. 77, 18; Gen. 1277

folc-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
folc-scipe, es; m.

People ⬩ nātio ⬩ pŏpŭlus

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People; nātio, pŏpŭlus Fere fóddurwélan folc-scipe dreógeþ [a ship] brings [lit. performs the bearing of] abundance of food to people, Exon. 108b; Th. 415, 13; Rä. 33, 10

Linked entry: folc-rǽden

folc-biorn

(n.)
Grammar
folc-biorn, es; m.

A popular man ⬩ pŏpŭlāris vir

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A popular man; pŏpŭlāris vir Folc-biorn, Beo. Th. 4444; B. 2221

Linked entry: folc-beorn

folc-geriht

(n.)
Grammar
folc-geriht, es; n.

Folk-right ⬩ publĭcum jus

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Folk-right; publĭcum jus Feola syndon folc-gerihtu there are many folk-rights, L. R. S. 21; Th. i. 440, 25

font-wæter

(n.)
Grammar
font-wæter, es; n.

Font ⬩ fountain or spring water ⬩ fontāna ăqua

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Font, fountain or spring water; fontāna ăqua Wyrc drenc font-wæter make a font- water drink, L. M. 3, 62; Lchdm. ii. 350, 6

Linked entries: FÓNT wæter

fóre-tíge

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-tíge, es; m. [tíge from tígan to bind]

A fore-binding place ⬩ market ⬩ fŏrum

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A fore-binding place, market; fŏrum Heó ys gelíc sittendum cnapum [MS. cnapun] on fóretíge sĭmĭlis est puĕris sedentĭbus in fŏro, Mt. Bos. 11. 16

Linked entry: forþ-tége

for-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
for-wyrd, -wird, e; f. [wyrd fortune; for-weorþan to perish] Loss,

damage ⬩ destruction ⬩ perdition ⬩ ruin ⬩ death ⬩ detrīmentum ⬩ intĕrĭtus ⬩ intĕrĭtio ⬩ perdĭtio ⬩ pernĭcies ⬩ internĕcio

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Grammar for-wyrd, for-wyrd, es; n. is neuter in the following examples Ðín andbídaþ ðæt éce forwyrd the eternal perdition awaits thee, Homl. Th. i. 598, 9. God forlǽt hí to ðam écan forwyrde God will abandon them to the eternal perdition, i. 112, 23

Linked entries: for-wird fǽr-wyrd

for-liden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-liden, part, [for-, liden, pp. of líðan to sail]

Shipwrecked ⬩ naufrăgus

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Shipwrecked; naufrăgus Gemildsa me, nacodum, forlidenum pity me, naked, shipwrecked, Apol. Th. 11, 19: 14, 1, 9: 15, 11: 21, 7, 13, 14, 15, 20: 22, 1, 22: 24, 16: 25, 9

for-scæncednys

(n.)
Grammar
for-scæncednys, -nyss, e; f. [for-, screncednes supplantātio]

A supplanting ⬩ deceit ⬩ supplantātio ⬩ fraus

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A supplanting, deceit; supplantātio, fraus Man miclode ofor me hleóhræscnesse oððe forscæncednysse hŏmo magnĭfĭcāvit sŭper me supplanlātiōnem, Ps. Lamb. 40, 10

for-trydst

(v.)
Grammar
for-trydst, -trytst

treadest down

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treadest down, Ps. Spl. 90, 13: Cant. Abac. Lamb. fol. 190 a, 12;

for-wearþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-wearþ, 1st and 3rd sing. p. of for-weorþan.

perished

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perished, Cd. 121; Th. 156, 14; Gen. 2588;

fór-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
fór-bóc, e; f. [fór a journey, boc a book]

A journey-book ⬩ itinerary ⬩ itĭnĕrārium

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A journey-book, itinerary; itĭnĕrārium Fórbóc [MS. fórebóc], síþbóc itĭnĕrārium, Mone B. 1994

Linked entry: fór-racu

fór-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
fór-cuman, p. -com, -cwom, pl. -cómon, -cwómon; pp. -cumen [fór before; cuman to come]

To FORE-COME ⬩ go before ⬩ prevent ⬩ prævĕnīre

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To FORE-COME, go before, prevent; prævĕnīre Arís, Drihten, fórcum hí exurge, Dŏmĭne, prævĕni eos, Ps. Spl. 16, 14. Ic fórcom on rípunga prævēni in matūrĭtāte, 118, 147

Linked entry: fóre-cuman

fór-gán

(v.)
Grammar
fór-gán, fóre-gán; he -gǽþ; p. -eóde, pl. -eódon; pp. -gán

To go before ⬩ precede ⬩ stand out ⬩ project ⬩ præcēdĕre ⬩ prōdīre

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To go before, precede, stand out, project; præcēdĕre, prōdīre Fórgǽþ swá swá of fætnysse unrihtwísnys heora prōdit quasi ex adĭpe inīquĭtas eōrum, Ps. Spl. 72, 7

Linked entry: fór-gangan