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fór-rídel

Grammar
fór-rídel, l. for-ridel.

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for-scæncednys

Grammar
for-scæncednys, l. for-screncednys.

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for-scít

(n.)
Grammar
for-scít, for-scíte ?

a flood-gate ⬩ sluice

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a flood-gate, sluice Catracte forscéta (cataracte aquam concludunt), Bl. Gl

Linked entry: fór-sceótan

for-ðam

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðam, for-ðæm, for-ðan, for-ðon, for-ðam-ðe, for-ðæm-ðe, for-ðan-ðe, for-ðon-ðe; conj, [for that which]

For that ⬩ for that reason which ⬩ for ⬩ because ⬩ nam ⬩ quia

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For that, for that reason which, for, because; nam, quia Eádige synd ða gástlícan þearfan, forðam hyra ys heofena ríce blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven, Mt. Bos. 5, 3: Ps. Spl. 24, 22: Beo. Th. 301; B. 149: Cd. 167;

Linked entries: for-ða for-ðon

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

for-ðý

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðý, for-ðý-ðe, for-ðí, for-ðí-ðe, for-ðig; conj.

For that ⬩ for ⬩ because ⬩ therefore ⬩ nam ⬩ quia ⬩ ĭtăque

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For that, for, because, therefore; nam, quia, ĭtăque Forðý ðam cræftegan ne mæg nǽfre his cræft losigan because to the skilful his skill can never be lost, Bt. 19; Fox 70, 2. Nán mon forðý ne rít ðe hine rídan lyste no man rides because he lists to ride

Linked entries: for-ðí for-ðí for-ðig for-ðig

for-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hycgan, p. -hogde, -hygde, -hygede; pp. -hogd

to despise ⬩ to disdain ⬩ scorn

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Ꝥ folc ne sceal forhycggan ꝥ hí tó him hí geeáþmédon, Bl. H. 47, 30. with a case and a clause in apposition Ic þæt forhicge, þæt ic sweord bere, B. 435: Ph. 552. with infin.

for-wexen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-wexen, = for-weaxen pp. of for-weaxan.

overgrown

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overgrown, Herb. 69, 1; Lchdm. i. 172, 7

for-trydst

(v.)
Grammar
for-trydst, -trytst

treadest down

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Lamb. fol. 190 a, 12;

for-ðon

(adv.)
Grammar
for-ðon, = for-ðam; adv.

For that cause ⬩ consequently ⬩ therefore ⬩ proptĕrea ⬩ ĭdeo

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For that cause, consequently, therefore; proptĕrea, ĭdeo Forðon ne arísaþ ða árlease on dóme ĭdeo non resurgunt impii in jūdĭcio. Ps. Spl. 1. 6

for-scéta

Grammar
for-scéta, v. for-scít[e].

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for-wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wrégan, fore-wrégan; p. de; pp. ed [wrégan to accuse]

To accuse strongly ⬩ vehementer accūsāre

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To accuse strongly; vehementer accūsāre Brihtríc forwrégde Wulfnóþ to ðam cyning Brihtric accused Wulfnoth to the king, Chr. 1009; Erl. 141, 29. Ða Wælisce men forwrégdon ða eorlas the Welshmen accused the earls, 1048; Erl. 178, 24. He wæs oft to ðam

Linked entry: fore-wrégan

for-scrang

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-scrang, for-scranc; p. of for-scrincan.

shrank up ⬩ dried up

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shrank up, dried up. Ps. Spl. 128, 5

fór-neáh

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-neáh, fór-neán; adv.

Very nearly ⬩ nigh ⬩ nearly ⬩ almost ⬩ about ⬩ prŏpe ⬩ fĕre ⬩ pæne ⬩ paulo mĭnus ⬩ circĭter

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Very nearly, nigh, nearly, almost, about; prŏpe, fĕre, pæne, paulo mĭnus, circĭter Fórneáh fĕre, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 50. Fórneáh oððe hwæt-hwega hí fordydon me on eorþan paulo mĭnus consummāvērunt me in terram, Ps. Lamb. 118, 87: 93, 17. Seó upastíhþ

for-grípan

Grammar
for-grípan, fór-grípan (l. for-).

To seize ⬩ To destroy

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Take these together, and add: with acc. To seize, seize and carry off Ic ætbréde vel ic forgrípe diripio, i. rapio, abstraho, eripio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 48. Ealle hí se stranga deáð forgrípeð and nymð, Guth. 78, 15. Genom ł forgráp appraehendit, Lk.

for-lange

(adv.)
Grammar
for-lange, (? for lange); adv.

Long ago

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Long ago Forlonge (olim) ꝥte heá gehreáwsadon, Lk. L. R. 10, 13. Forelong, Mt. L. 11, 21. Forelonge dudum, Rtl. 194, 1

for-þeófian

(v.)
Grammar
for-þeófian, v. for-þiófan, þeófian
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in Dict

for-timbran

(v.)
Grammar
for-timbran, for-timbrian
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to obstruct, stop Fortimbred is ( obstructum est ) múð spreocendra, Ps. Srt, 62, 12. v. for-tymbrian in Dict

for-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
for-cirran, p. de.

to turn ⬩ avoid ⬩ pervert ⬩ subvert

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Hé forcerreð (avertit) heftnéd folces his, 52, 7: 13, 11. Ðú forcerdes úsic on bec avertisti nos retrorsum, 43, 11. to turn in a wrong direction, pervert, subvert Ðú bist forcerred subverteris, Ps. Srt. 17, 27.

Linked entries: for-búgan for-cyrran

for-géton

(v.)
Grammar
for-géton, = for-geáton; p. pl. of for-gitan.

forgot

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forgot, Deut. 32, 18: Mt. Bos. 16, 5

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