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fór án

(num.; prep.; adv.)

only ⬩ tantum ⬩ tantummŏdo

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only; tantum, tantummŏdo Gelýf fór án μόνον πίστευε, tantummŏdo crēde. Mk. Bos. 5, 36. Fór án ic beó hál, gyf ic hys reáfes æthríne si tĕtĭgĕro tantum vestĭmentum ejus, salva ĕro, Mt. Bos. 9, 21.

fóran-bodig

(n.)
Grammar
fóran-bodig, es; n.

The forebody ⬩ chest ⬩ pectus

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The forebody, chest; pectus Fóran-bodig vel breóst-bedern [MS. breost-beden] thōrax = θώραξ [MS. tŏrax ], Ælfc. Gl. 73; Som. 71, 26; Wrt. Voc. 44, 12

fóran-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
fóran-dæg, es; m.

Before day or dawn ⬩ antelūcānum tempus

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Before day or dawn; antelūcānum tempus, Som. Ben. Lye

fóran-heáfod

(n.)
Grammar
fóran-heáfod, es; n.

The forehead ⬩ antĕrior pars căpĭtis ⬩ frons

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The forehead; antĕrior pars căpĭtis, frons On fóran-heáfde on the forehead. Homl. Th. ii. 266, 13: Nar. 15, 13

fóran-onsettende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fóran-onsettende, part. [part, of foran-onsettan]

Closing in ⬩ præcludens

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Closing in; præcludens, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 31, note.

fór-arn

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fór-arn, p. of fór-yrnan.

ran before

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ran before, Jn. Bos. 20, 4;

fóra-sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
fóra-sceáwian, p. ode; pp. od

To foresee ⬩ forethink ⬩ consider ⬩ prævĭdēre ⬩ præcōgĭtāre ⬩ consīdĕrāre

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To foresee, forethink, consider; prævĭdēre, præcōgĭtāre, consīdĕrāre Fórasceáwod beón consīdĕrāri, R. Ben. interl. 64

fór-áþ

(n.)
Grammar
fór-áþ, es; m.

A fore-oath ⬩ an oath first taken ⬩ præjūrāmentum ⬩ antejūrāmentum

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A fore-oath, an oath first taken; præjūrāmentum, antejūrāmentum Ofgá his spræce mid fóráþe let him begin his suit with a fore-oath, L. O. D. 6; Th. i. 354, 31

for-bærnan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bærnan, -bearnan, to -bærnenne; part. -bærnende; p. -bærnde, pl. -bærndon; pp. -bærned, -bærnd; v. trans.

To burn up ⬩ consume ⬩ ŭrĕre ⬩ combūrĕre

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To burn up, consume; ŭrĕre, combūrĕre Nerón hét forbærnan ealle Róme burh Nero commanded to burn up all the city of Rome, Bt. 16, 4; Fox 58, 3: Cd. 138; Th. 173,8; Gen. 2858: Exon. 30 b; Th. 94, 21; Cri. 1543: Beo. Th. 4258; B. 2126.

Linked entries: for-bearnan for-bernan

for-bærnednes

(n.)
Grammar
for-bærnednes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

A burning up ⬩ ustio

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A burning up; ustio Wið for-bærnednysse [-nesse MS. B.] for a burning, Herb. cont. 168, 2; Lchdm. i. 62, 19: Herb. 168, 2; Lchdm. i. 298, 10

for-barn

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-barn, p. of for-beornan.

burnt

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Th. 3236; B. 1616;

for-beád

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

forbade

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forbade, Cd. 30; Th. 40, 11; Gen. 637;

for-bearn

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-bearn, p. of for-beornan.

burnt

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Scrd. 22, 33 ;

for-bearnan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bearnan, p. de; impert. pl. -bearnaþ; pp. ed

To burn up ⬩ consume by fire ⬩ combūrĕre

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To burn up, consume by fire; combūrĕre Lǽdaþ hig forþ and forbearnaþ hig prodūcĭte earn ut combūrātur. Gen. 38, 24. Hí forbearndon Beorn ealdorman they consumed Beorn alderman, Chr. 779; Erl. 55, 36: 1052; Erl. 185, 4

for-bégan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bégan, p. de; pp. ed

To bow down ⬩ bend down ⬩ humble ⬩ abase ⬩ destroy ⬩ deprĭmĕre ⬩ hŭmĭliāre ⬩ immĭnuĕre

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To bow down, bend down, humble, abase, destroy; deprĭmĕre, hŭmĭliāre, immĭnuĕre Ðæt gé gúþfreán gylp for-bégan that ye may humble the warrior's pride. Andr. Kmbl. 2668; An. 1335: 3141; An. 1573: Cd. 223; Th. 294, 8; Sat. 468

for-beódendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
for-beódendlíc, adj.

Forbidding-like ⬩ dissuasive ⬩ prohĭbĭtōrius ⬩ de-hortātōrius

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Forbidding-like, dissuasive; prohĭbĭtōrius, de-hortātōrius Sume synd dehortātīva, ðæt synd forbeódendlíce oððe mistihtendlíce some are dehortātīva,which are dissuasive, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 8

fór-beran

(v.)
Grammar
fór-beran, fóre-beran; p. -bær; pp. -boren [fór, fóre before; beran to bear]

To fore-bear ⬩ to bear or carry before ⬩ to prefer ⬩ præferre

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To fore-bear, to bear or carry before, to prefer; præferre Ðæt ic fórbær rúme regulas and réðe mód geongra monna that I preferred the lax rules and rough minds of young men, Exon. 39 b; Th. 131, 22; Gú. 459.

Linked entry: fóre-beran

for-berstan

(v.)
Grammar
for-berstan, he -birsteþ; p. -bærst, pl. -burston; pp. -borsten

To break ⬩ burst asunder ⬩ fail ⬩ contĕri ⬩ dirumpi ⬩ exstingui

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Th. 5354; B. 2680: Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 6. Ðæt him forberste se sweora that his neck break, L. Eth. iii. 4; Th. i. 294, 16: Prov. Kmbl. 19. Wæs him beót forborsten their threat failed, Cd. 4; Th. 5, 11; Gen. 70

Linked entry: a-berstan

for-bígan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bígan, -bígean; p. de; pp. ed

To bow down ⬩ bend down ⬩ humble ⬩ abase ⬩ depreciate ⬩ avoid ⬩ pass by ⬩ hŭmĭliāre ⬩ prætĕrīre

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To bow down, bend down, humble, abase, depreciate, avoid, pass by; hŭmĭliāre, prætĕrīre Bælc forbígde he humbled their pride, Cd. 4; Th. 4, 15; Gen. 54: 4; Th. 5, 12; Gen. 70: Exon. 85 b; Th. 321, 19; Wíd. 48: Wad. 47; Vald. 1. 26.

for-biódan

(v.)

to forbid

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to forbid He wel meahte ðæt unriht him eáðe forbiódan he might well easily forbid that injustice to him, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 108; Met. 9, 54

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