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for-weallen

(v.)
Grammar
for-weallen, for-weallan; pp. -weallen

To boil away

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To boil away Wylle eft oþ ꝥ þæt eced sié forweallen, Lch. ii. 252, 23. Substitute:

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-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

for-legis

Grammar
for-legis, -leges, -liges, -lís

an adulteress ⬩ a prostitute

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an adulteress, a prostitute Forliges prostituta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 5. Forlegese scorti, Kent. Gl. 162. Forlegisse mecham, Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 38: 55, 13: Past. 353, 19. Eówer nebb sint swǽ scamleáse swǽ ðára wífa ðe bióð forelegissa, 206, 9. Forlegesum

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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-sliet

(n.)
Grammar
for-sliet, for-sliht (-slieht, -sliét), es; m.

Massacre

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Massacre, total slaughter Forsliét intrinicio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 71: 45, 65. Substitute:

for-gef

Grammar
for-gef, = for-geaf, the perf. also for for-gif, the impert. of for-gifan

to give ⬩ forgive

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to give, forgive, Andr. Kmbl. 971; An. 486: Ps. C. 50, 45; Ps. Grn. ii. 277, 45: 50, 63; Ps. Grn. ii. 278, 63: 50, 139; Ps. Grn. ii. 280, 139: 50, 154; Ps. Grn. ii. 280, 154

for-get

Grammar
for-get, = for-git, -giteþ; 3rd pres. sing. of for-gitan: for-getst

forgets ⬩ forgettest

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forgets, Bt. 3, 2; Fox 6, 9, forgettest, Ps. Lamb. 43, 24, =

for-cinnan

(v.)
Grammar
for-cinnan, ic -cinne, ðú -cinnest, he -cinneþ, pl. -cinnaþ; p. ic, he -can, ðú -cunne, pl. -cunnon; pp. -cunnen [for, cinnan gĕnĕrāre]

To repudiate ⬩ rejĭcĕre

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To repudiate; rejĭcĕre Hine forcinnaþ ða cyrican ge tunas the churches as well as houses shall repudiate him, Salm. Kmbl. 215; Sal. 107

for-ildu

(n.)
Grammar
for-ildu, (-o); indecl.: -ild, e; f.
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Great age Samuhel and Danihel cildgeonge forealdedum mæssepreóstum démdon. For þig . . . ǽlc, forylde (oferylde, v. l.) and iugoðe, healde his endebyrdnysse, R. Ben. 114, 11

for-liger

(n.)
Grammar
for-liger, n.
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Forligr fornicatio, Scint. 86, 17. Forligref[s ?] fornicationis, 57, 4. Forligres, 88, 5. Forligeris prostibuli, fornicationis, Hpt. Gl. 435, 42. Forligeres, hǽmedes, An. Ox. 4219. Fúles forligeres lupanaris incesti, 4221. Forligres, 2, 307. Forlegores

for-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wyrcan, p. -wyrhte ; pp. -wyrht .

to do wrong ⬩ be guilty ⬩ to injure ⬩ destroy by wrongful working ⬩ to treat improperly ⬩ use badly ⬩ to bring to an end ⬩ to ruin ⬩ to make guilty ⬩ to commit crime against ⬩ guilty ⬩ criminal ⬩ sinful ⬩ to bring to an ill condition ⬩ to lose by evildoing ⬩ to forfeit ⬩ to bring about ⬩ cause what is evil

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Add: to do wrong, be guilty Búton hé forworhte, ꝥ hé þǽre hádnote notian ne móste, Ll. Th. i. 192, 16. to injure or destroy by wrongful working. to treat improperly, use badly Hié witan willað hwæt hié sellað, and nyllað wietan mid hwelcum woo hié hit

for-wiernan

Grammar
for-wiernan, Take here for-weornan, -wernan, -wyrnan in Dict. and add:

to refuse ⬩ deny ⬩ to refuse to give ⬩ to refuse admittance ⬩ to refuse ⬩ to restrain ⬩ prevent ⬩ prohibit ⬩ to hinder ⬩ prevent ⬩ to prevent

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to refuse something (gen.) to a person (dat.), deny Hé þæs teóþan dǽles Gode forwyrneþ, Bl. H. 51, 5. Hié him þára béna forwierndon, Ors. 2, 2; S. 64, 27. Him ǽtes forwyrnan, Hml. S. 22, 137. Him nánes willan næs forwyrnd, ne nánes lustes, Ps. Th. 48

for-aldod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-aldod, = for-ealdod; pp. of for-ealdian.

antiquated

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antiquated, Solil. 11

for-brict

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-brict, =for-britt; pp. of for-britan.

crushed

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crushed, L. E. I. 2; Th. ii. 404, 5

for-gifnes

Grammar
for-gifnes, for-gifennes (-gifenes).

release ⬩ mildness ⬩ lenity ⬩ indulgence ⬩ laxity

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Add: remission of a fine, tax, &c. Ic wille ꝥ ealle þá freódóm and ealle þá forgiuenesse þe míne forgengles geáfen, þet hit stande, Chr. 963; P. 117, 5. release Tó bodanne hæftedum forgefnisse praedicare captiuis remissionem, Lk. R. L. 4, 18. forgiveness

for-weryþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-weryþ, = for-werpþ [Ps. Lamb. towyrpþ destruet, 51, 7] for-weorpeþ; 3rd sing. pres. of forweorpan.

shall destroy ⬩ destruet

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shall destroy, destruet. Ps. Spl. 51, 5

for-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bredan, for-bregdan.

transform ⬩ to corrupt

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Substitute: to destroy by dragging about, v. bregdan; I. I a Hé wæs fram deóflum forbróden and hé sweolt he was dragged about by devils and he died, Mart. H. 214, 31: 28, 2. to hurl to destruction Forbregd praecipita, Ps. Srt. 54, 10. to snatch away

for-dician

(v.)
Grammar
for-dician, for-dícian; p. ode

To barricade

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To barricade, block up a path Hé wilnað ðæt hé ús ðone weg fordíkige (-dícige, v. l.), ðæt wé ne mægen ástígan iter ascensionis abscidit, Past. 361, 4. Ðý lǽs hié himselfum fordíkigen ðone weg ðǽre bóte ne viam sibi meliorationis abscidant, 383, 23.