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for-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-licgan, -licggan, -ligan; p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon; pp. -legen [licgan to lie]

To lie in a forbidden mannerfornicatecommit fornicationfornĭcāriadultĕrāre

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Sceolan þeófas and forlegene lífes ne wénan thieves and fornicators shall not hope for life, Exon. 31 b; Th. 98, 21; Cri. 1611: L. Alf. pol. 10; Th. i. 68, 8. Forligende fornĭcans, Obs. Lun. § 4; Lchdm. iii. 186, 2

for-ildan

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Take here for-yldan, and add: to put off action. with a case, acc. Se sláwa ágǽlð and forielt (-ielð, v. l.) ðæt weorc ðe him niédðearf wǽre tó wyrcanne piger necessaria agere negligit, Past. 283, 25.

Linked entry: for-yldan

for-lǽdan

destructionbetray

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Hé mid firde fór . . . and sóna þæs folces þone mǽstan dǽl fleónde forlǽdde and mid searwe þǽm cyninge on onwald gedyde acceptum exercitum statim Cyro per proditionem tradit, Ors. 1, 12; S. 52, 27.

león-fót

(n.)
Grammar
león-fót, es; m.

alchemilla vulgaris

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Lion's foot [plant name]; alchemilla vulgaris Leónfót leontopodium, Wrt. Voc. 67, 50: Herb. 8, 1; Lchdm. i. 98, 12. Liónfót leontopedium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 48

for-helan

(v.)
Grammar
for-helan, he -hilþ; p. -hæl, pl. -hǽlon; subj. p. -hǽle, pl. -hǽlen; pp. -holen

To cover overhideconcealcelāreoccultāreabscondĕre

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Ðæt míne cræftas and ánweald ne wurden forgitene and forholene that my talents and power should not be forgotten and concealed, Bt. 17; Fox 60, 9

fót-bred

(n.)
Grammar
fót-bred, es; n.

A foot-boardstirruptăbella in qua pĕdes requiescuntastrăba

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A foot-board, stirrup; tăbella in qua pĕdes requiescunt, astrăba [q. v. in Du Cange] Fótbred [MS. fótbret] astrăba, Ælfc. Gl. 3; Som. 55, 67; Wrt. Voc. 16, 40

Linked entry: bred

for-seón

to despisehold in contemptto rejectto rejectto refuse

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Hé ne mæg geþyldgian ðæt hé for ðisse worlde sié forsewen (fore-, v. l.), Past. 216, 7. Forsáwen (-saw-?), Chr. 975; P. 120, 18 note.

for-spenning

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I. 11, 3. luring to destruction, cf. for-spanan, Forspenningce anathemate, i. perditione, An. Ox. 5122

for-hylman

To cover upneglect

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Ne dorste þá forhylman Hǽlendes bebod wundor fore weorodum, ac of wealle áhleóp fyrngeweorc, An. 736. Substitute:

for-gildan

(v.)

to pay backrestorepay damagesto pay forbuy offto repaypay outrequiteto payperform

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For ðon ic cweþe ꝥ hí hit gyldan, for þon hý fóð tó mínum þe ic syllan mót, 491, 23. where the rate or manner of payment is given: Bæd Ælfsige ǽgiftes his mannes (a woman who had been stolen), and Æðelstán hine ágef, and forgeald him mid twám pundum,

for-súwian

(v.)
Grammar
for-súwian, -súgian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. trans.

To pass over in silencekeep silentsĭlentio prætĕrīretăcēreretĭcēre

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Ǽlc cræft biþ forsúgod, gif he biþ bútan wisdóme every craft it passed over in silence, if it be without wisdom, Bt. 17; Fox 60, 10, MS. Cot

for-swerian

(v.)
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. ¶ for-sworen forsworn, perjured :-- Fela synd forsworene, Wlfst. 268, 27. to constrain by swearing, to bewitch Forsuór defotabat (v. áþ-swerian, wirgan), Txts. 57, 660.

for-cwolstan

(v.)
Grammar
for-cwolstan, p. te; pp. ed

To swallow downhaurīre

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To swallow down; haurīre Fífleáfan seáwes þrý bollan fulle lytle sceal forcwolstan he shall swallow down three little bowls of the juice of cinque-foil, L. M. 1, 4; Lchdm. ii. 48, 18

fót-sceamel

(n.)
Grammar
fót-sceamel, -sceamol, -scamel, -scamul, es; m.

A footstoolpĕdum scăbellumsubpĕdāneum

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A footstool; pĕdum scăbellum, subpĕdāneum Óþ-ðæt ic asette ðíne fýnd to fótsceamele ðínra fóta dōnec pōnam inĭmīcos tuos scăbellum pĕdum tuōrum, Lk. Bos. 20, 43: Ps. Lamb. 109, 1. Ge-eádmédaþ fótsceamol his fóta adōrāte scăbellum pĕdum ejus, Ps.

Linked entry: sceamol

fót-gangende

(adj.)
Grammar
fót-gangende, adj.
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Going on foot, foot (soldiers) Fótgangendum here peditatu, An. Ox. 5254

fór-rídel

(n.)
Grammar
fór-rídel, es; m.

A fore-rideroutriderharbingerpræcursor

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A fore-rider, outrider, harbinger; præcursor Cyning Totilla sende his afórrídel cýðan his tocyme ðam hálgan were king Totila sent his harbinger to announce his coming to the holy man, Homl. Th. ii. 168, 10

Linked entries: fore-ridel rídel

for-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
for-swerian, p. -swór, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen

To FORSWEARto swear falselyperjureejūrārepējĕrāre

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Gif hwylc lǽwede man hine forswerige, fæste iv geár if any layman perjure himself, let him fast four years, L. Erg. P. ii. 24; Th. ii. 192, 6, 14. Forsworen perjūrus, Wrt. Voc. 86, 69: Gen. 24, 8.

fór-werd

(n.)
Grammar
fór-werd, e; f.

A fore-wardprecautioncontractagreementpræcautiopactum

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A fore-ward, precaution, contract, agreement; præcautio, pactum Hér swutelaþ ymb ða fórwerda ðe Wulfric and se arcebisceop geworhton here is made known concerning the agreements which Wulfric and the archbishop made, Cod.

for-rǽdan

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Iudéisc folc þurh deófles láre hine forrǽdde (fordémde on margin of a later MS.), Wlfst. 17, 19. Hé geþafode þæt hine man tó deáþe forrǽdde, 22, 20. Add

for-seárian

(v.)
Grammar
for-seárian, p. ode; pp. od [seárian to sear]

To dry upwitherarērearescĕre

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Ðonne hit forealdod biþ and forseárod when it is grown old and withered, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 11