fore-genga
an attendant ⬩ a predecessor ⬩ a leader ⬩ ruler
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Add: one who goes before Forgencga antecessor, An. Ox. 619. implying inferiority, an attendant: On þám fǽtelse þe hyre foregenga, bláchleór ides, heora bégea nest þyder on lǽdde, Jud. 127. a predecessor Se cyng Willelm wæs strengere þonne his foregenga
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fore-gesægd
predestined
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predestined Foregesægd praedistinatum, Mk. p. 1, 9
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fore-weard
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Add: fore-part of (noun in agreement). local Foreweard scip prorostris, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 47. On foreweardre þisse béc principio libelli, Ors. 6, 1; S. 252, 1. Mid forewearde orde stingan ex mucrone percutere, Past. 297, 11. Mid þrím fingrum foreweardum
fore-witan
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Be þám sáwlum þe forewiton (praenoscunt) monige wísan, Gr. D. 301, 14. Add
fore-wítegian
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Stephanus . . . wé cweðað on Englisc, Gewuldorbeágod; for ðan ðe hé hæfð þone écan wuldorbeáh, swá swá his nama him forewítegode, Hml. Th. i. 50, 13. Heortan forewítegendra corde presago, Hy. S. 104, 1. Wæs forewítegod praefiguratur, An. Ox. 1541. Add
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fore-witig
sagacious ⬩ foreknowing ⬩ presaging ⬩ prophetic
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Add: sagacious Þá forewittigan sagacissimam, An. Ox. 70. His foregengan wǽron on gleáwscype swíþe bescáwede and forewittige, Lch. iii. 436, 12. foreknowing Drihten cwæð tó ðǽre byrig, 'Gif þú wistest hwæt þé tóweard is . . .' Gif seó buruhwaru ðǽre
fore-wittiendlic
Foreknowing ⬩ prophetic
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Foreknowing, prophetic Forewittiendlicere gecíednysse presago (i. prescio) uocabulo, An. Ox. 1502
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fore-wrégan
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fore-writennes
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Forewritenesse proscriptionem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 56. Add
mearc-ford
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a boundary ford Tó mearcforda; andlang bróces, C. D. v. 330, 18
Stæf-ford
Stafford
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Stafford Æt Stæfforda, Chr. 913; Th. i. 186, col. 2
for-fang
a seizing or rescuing of stolen or lost property ⬩ apprehensio ⬩ the reward for rescuing such property ⬩ merces, quæ bŏnōrum surreptōrum restĭtūtōri dătur
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a seizing or rescuing of stolen or lost property; apprehensio Be forstolenes mannes forfenge of seizing a stolen man, L. In. 53; Th. i. 134, 15, note 32. Be forstolenes ceápes forfenge of the rescuing of stolen property, 75, Th. i. 150, 4, note 7. the
for-speca
One who speaks for another ⬩ a defender ⬩ advocate ⬩ advŏcātus ⬩ patrōnus
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One who speaks for another, a defender, advocate; advŏcātus, patrōnus Forspeca vel mundbora advŏcātus, patrōnus, vel interpellātor, Ælfc. Gl. 106; Som. 78, 62; Wrt. Voc. 57, 42. Slaga sceal his forspecan on hand syllan, and se forspeca mágum the slayer
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for-dilgian
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Swá þæt hý þonne on ðǽm hálgum dagum fordíligen þæt hý ǽr on óþrum tídum mid gémeléste forléton omnes negligentias suas aliorum temporum his diebus sanctis diluere, R. Ben. 76, 6. Se hindsíð mancynnes and ꝥ heáflice gewrit ꝥ wearð þýs dæge fordílegod,
for-hórwade
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for-sceóppan
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fór-sceótan
prevent ⬩ stop
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to rush in the way of, prevent, stop Ðá Petrus wolde befrínan þone Hǽlend, þá forsceát se Hǽlend hine, Hml. Th. i. 510, 31. Ðéh sió díc forscoten wǽre, C. D. iii. 168, 35
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for-spircan
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in Dict
for-geat
forgot ⬩ hast forgotten
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forgot, hast forgotten, Gen. 24, 67: Ps. Lamb. 41, 10: Jud. 3, 7;
for-secgan
accuse
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to say ill of a person, accuse (falsely) Sum wer his wíf forsǽde, swá ꝥ heó sceolde hí sceandlíce forlicgan ... Se cniht forsǽde hí bútá. ... 'Hwí woldest þú forsecgan unc unscyldige swá?', Hml. S. 12, 181-198. Biddað leáse gewitan ꝥ hí Naboð forsecgan