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fore-wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
fore-wrégan, p. de; pp. ed

To accuse strongly ⬩ valde accūsāre

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To accuse strongly; valde accūsāre He bútan leahtrum wæs clǽne geméted ðara þinga ðe hine mon forewrégde he was found without crimes clean of the things of which he was accused; absque crīmĭne accūsātus fuisse inventus est, Bd. 5, 19; S. 639, 30

Linked entry: wrégan

fore-wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
fore-wrítan, p. -wrát, pl. -writon pp. -writen

To proscribe ⬩ banish ⬩ proscrībĕre

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To proscribe, banish; proscrībĕre, Som. Ben. Lye

fore-writennes

(n.)
Grammar
fore-writennes, -ness, e; f.

Proscription ⬩ banishment ⬩ exile ⬩ proscriptio

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Proscription, banishment, exile; proscriptio, Som. Ben. Lye

fore-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
fore-wyrcan, p. -worhte; pp. -worht

To work for ⬩ do anything for anyone ⬩ făcĕre alĭquid pro alĭquo

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To work for, do anything for anyone; făcĕre alĭquid pro alĭquo Se man ðane óðerne æt rihte gebrenge, oððe riht forewyrce let the man bring the other to justice, or do justice for him, L. H. E. 15; Th. i. 34, 2

Here-ford

(n.)
Grammar
Here-ford, es; m.

Hereford

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Hereford Ða men of Hereforda the men from Hereford, Chr. 918; Erl. 102, 31

Hreód-ford

(n.)

Redbridge

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Redbridge, Hants, Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 29

lytel-fóta

(adj.)
Grammar
lytel-fóta, adj.
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Having small feet Litelfóta petilus, Ælfc. Gl, 76; Som. 71, 132; Wrt. Voc. 45, 35

Oxna-ford

(n.)
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Oxford Tó Oxnaforda, Chr. 912; Erl. 100, 31. On Oxonaforda, 1015 ; Erl. 151, 27

fore-wís

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Þá áforhtode uncer mód, for þan hit bið ǽlces yfeles forewís, Hml. A. 206, 363. For Cot. 149 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 79, and add

fore-witol

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Se forewitola Scyppend wiste on ǽr hwæt hé of hyre gedón habban wolde, Chr. 1067; P. 201, 26. Add

Linked entry: -witol

fore-witung

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Dele

Linked entry: witung

fore-wyrdan

Similar entry: ge-forewyrdan

fore-gísel

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A hostage given as security for the performance of a promise Eást-Engle hæfdon foregísla .vi. geseald and þéh ofer þá treówa . . . fóron hié, Chr. 894; P. 84, 20. Hié him þǽr foregíslas saldon, swá fela swá hé habban wolde, and micle áþas swóron, and

Linked entry: gísel

fore-hradian

(v.)

Linked entry: hradian

fore-meahtig

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Foremihtig prepotens, Hy. S. 74, 9. Add

fore-mihtiglíce

(adv.)
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Dele

fore-nama

(n.)
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glosses pronomen Tó forenaman pronomine, R. Ben. I. 11, 13

fore-onfang

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glosses praesumtio Foreonfong praesumtio, Mt. p. 1, 4. Foreonfoeng, 8, 2

fore-ridel

Similar entry: fór-rídel

fore-sceáwodlic

(adj.)
Grammar
fore-sceáwodlic, adj.

Considerate

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Considerate

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