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for-warnian

(v.)
Grammar
for-warnian, for-warenian; p. ode.

to forewarn

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to forewarn Be ðám treówe Críst sylf forewarnode Adam, Nap. 24. Ealle þás þing him wǽron ætýwede tó ðám ꝥ hí sceoldon ús forewarnian, ib. to take heed beforehand Forewarna þú uideas, Hpt. 31, 9, 160

for-hǽlde

(v.)
Grammar
for-hǽlde, for-hǽlan; p. de

injure

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To make unsound(?), injure Forhǽlde offensa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 53. Substitute:

for-liger

(n.)
Grammar
for-liger, m.

an adulteress

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(? Gynd forligeru per scorta, Germ. 396, 236) an adulteress [The masc. (neut.?) is used of a woman]: Forligr adulter, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 27, 14. Forliger prostituta, meretrix, Hpt. Gl. 475, 26. Heó næs dyrne forligr, Hml. S. 12, 227. ꝥ þú ne beó forliger (

for-sewen

(n.)
Grammar
for-sewen, for-sewenn, e; f.

Contempt

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Contempt Forsǽwennesse ł forsewenne despectio[ne], Ps. L. 122, 4

for-sorged

(v.)
Grammar
for-sorged, for-sorgian; p. ode
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To be too anxious Ne ǽnig ðurh worldhoge forsorgie tó swýðe, Wlfst. 69, 16. Substitute:

for-súcan

(v.)
Grammar
for-súcan, p.-seác; pp.-socen

To suck up ⬩ devour

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To suck up, devour [Þæt se] wemmend mid deórenum ceaflum wǽre forsocen (forgnegen) [ut] scortator ferinis rictibus suggillaretur (i. rapietur ), An. Ox. 3343

for-bindan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bindan, ic -binde; p. -band, pl. -bundon; subj. pres. -binde, pl. -binden; pp. -bunden

To bind or tie up ⬩ allígáre

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To bind or tie up; allígáre Ne forbinden gé ná ðǽm þyrstendum oxum ðone múþe may not tie up the mouth of the thirsting oxen, Past. 16, 5; Hat. MS. 21 b, 7

for-glendrad

(v.)
Grammar
for-glendrad, for-glendran.

To devour ⬩ consume

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To devour, consume In þám dæge lígettas forglendriaþ (-gleddriað, v. l.) middaneard and mancyn, Wlfst. 182, 11. Byrnende lígræscas forglendriað eówre wæstmas, 297, 9. Swá hwaet manncynnes swá fýr forbærnde and forglendrede, 183, 33. Forglendrian (? ?

for-weoren

(adj.)
Grammar
for-weoren, for-weoren (-wer-, -wor-); adj. (ptcpl.)

Withered away ⬩ very old ⬩ decrepit ⬩ worn out with age

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Withered away, very old, decrepit, worn out with age Decrepita i. vetula forweren valde senex, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 76. Forwered, forworen decrepita, i. inueterata, An. Ox. 2109. Eorðgráp wyrhtan hafað forweorone geleórene, Ruin. 7. Substitute:

for-ðí

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

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

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For that, for, because, therefore; quia, quŏniam, ĭtăque Ná forðíðe heó of Moyse sý non quia ex Moyse est, Jn. Bos. 7, 22: Ps. Lamb. 77, 22. Forðiðe he slóh stán quŏniam percussit petram, Ps. Lamb. 77, 20

for-warþ

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-warþ, = for-wearþ; p. of forweorþan.

perished

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perished. Cd. 213; Jun. 92, 2

for-tendan

(v.)
Grammar
for-tendan, p. -tende [ = -tendede], pl. -tendon; pp. -tended [for-, tendan to burn]

To burn off or away ⬩ sear ⬩ inūrĕre

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-cildan], ða wíf fortendon ðæt swýðre breóst fóran, ðæt hit weaxan ne sceolde, ðæt hí hæfden ðý strengran scyte; forðon hí mon hét on Creácisc Amázanas, ðæt is on Englisc fortende from the female children, the women burnt off the right breast so far that

Linked entry: tendan

fór-bed

(n.)
Grammar
fór-bed, fór-bedd, es; n.

A litter

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A litter: -Fórbed (-bæd, v.l.) badanola (lectus in itinere, lectus itineralis: cf. banadola lectus quo in itinere fertur, Gl. Isidor), Hpt. 31, 6, 80

for-brict

(v.)
Grammar
for-brict, for-brícan (?); p. te

To use up ⬩ consume ⬩ destroy

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To use up, consume, destroy Mid þissum wǽpnum beóð ǽlce uncysta forbrícte (-brítte?) and mid þyssum andlyfenum bið ǽlc mægen geféd, Ll. Th. ii. 404, 5. Substitute:

for-fylden

(v.)
Grammar
for-fylden, for-fyllan; p. de

To fill up ⬩ stop up ⬩ obstruct

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To fill up, stop up, obstruct Forfyldan obstrictas (for? obstructas), Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 22. Substitute:

for-gitelian

(v.)
Grammar
for-gitelian, (-geot-); p. ode

To forget

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To forget Ðú forgeotelas oblivisceris, Ps. Srt. 43, 24

for-gyltan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gyltan, p. -gylte; pp. -gylt
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To make guilty (occurs as reflexive or in passive) Þá ðe on openlican synnan (mid openan heáfodgyltan) hý sylfe forgyltan, Wlfst. 104, 12: 153, 10. Ꝥ man freóge ǽlcne wítefæstne man þe on his tíman forgylt wǽre, Cht. Th. 551, 15. Þone cwide þe se apostol

for-hǽþan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hǽþan, p. de; pp. ed

To parch up ⬩ burn out ⬩ consume

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To parch up, burn out, consume Forswǽld, forhǽþed exustus, i. spoliatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 34

Linked entry: for-hátena

for-hogness

(n.)
Grammar
for-hogness, (-hoh-), e; f.

Contempt

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Contempt Tó worolde forhohnesse (-hoge-, v. l.) ad contemtum saeculi, Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 481, 15

Linked entry: -hogness

for-hwǽga

(adv.)
Grammar
for-hwǽga, for-hwega (-hwæga); adv.

somewhere

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Where position is only vaguely determined, somewhere Him geþúht ꝥ hí behýddon ꝥ heáfod on þám holte forhwega (-hwæga, v. l.) it seemed to hiim that they hid the head in the wood somewhere, Hml. S. 32, 141. Syle mé ðínne wíngeard, and ic þé óðerne finde

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