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wíg-heafola

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[Hé] wód þurh ðone wælréc wíg[hea]folan bær freán on fultum. Beo. Th. 5316; B. 2661. Hea is the reading of Thorkelin's transcripts, but now the MS. shews only quite uncertain traces of h, and ea is entirely gone (Zupitza).

Linked entries: hafela wíg

ge-fón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fón, ic ge-fó; ðú ge-féhst; he ge-féhþ, pl. ge-fóþ; imp. ge-fóh; p. ge-féng, pl. ge-féngon; pp. ge-fangen

To take ⬩ seize ⬩ catch ⬩ capere

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To take, seize, catch; capere Ic sylle cync swá hwæt swá ic gefó ego do regi quicquid capio, Coll. Monast. Th. 22, 27. He geféhþ ðæt ðæt he æfter spyreþ he seizes that which he tracks, Bt. 39, 1; Fox 212, 1. Ðú byst men gefónde homines eris capiens,

Linked entries: geféhst geféhþ gefeó

fór-steal

(n.)
Grammar
fór-steal, -steall, -stal, fóre-steall, es; m. [fór, fóre before; steal from stellan to leap, spring; therefore, at least originally, an assault, consisting in one man springing or placing himself before another, so as to obstruct his progress, Thorpe's Glos. to A. Sax. Laws] .

an assault ⬩ assultus sŭper ălĭquem in via rēgia factus ⬩ viæ obstructio ⬩ the fine for an assault ⬩ mulcta pro assultu

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an assault; assultus sŭper ălĭquem in via rēgia factus, viæ obstructio Gif hwá forsteal oððon openne wiðercwyde ongeán lahriht Cristes oððe cyninges gewyrce if any one commit an assault or open opposition against the law of Christ or of the king, L.

Linked entries: fóre-steall fór-stal

be-fóh

Grammar
be-fóh, impert. of be-fón.

contain ⬩ complectere

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contain; complectere,Solil. 3;

fór-arn

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

ran before

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ran before, Jn. Bos. 20, 4;

for-barn

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

burnt

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burnt, Beo. Th. 3236; B. 1616;

for-bearn

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

burnt

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burnt, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 33 ;

for-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-boren, pp. of for-beran.

forborne ⬩ restrained ⬩ endured

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forborne, restrained, endured. Bt. 38, 4; Fox 204, 18: L. M. 1, 45; Lchdm. ii. 114, 8;

for-born

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

burnt

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burnt, Chr. 816; Erl. 62, 7:

for-brocen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-brocen, pp. of for-brecan.

broken

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broken, Cd. 33; Th. 43, 30; Gen. 698;

for-burnen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-burnen, pp. of for-beornan.

burnt

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burnt, Ex. 3, 2;

for-dén

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-dén, pp. of for-dón.

done for ⬩ destroyed ⬩ defiled

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done for, destroyed, defiled, Exon. 25 b; Th. 74, 15; Cri. 1207;

for-geald

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-geald, p. of for-gildan.

paid for ⬩ repaid

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paid for, repaid, Job Thw. 168, 17;

for-golden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-golden, pp. of for-gildan.

paid for ⬩ repaid

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paid for, repaid, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 31; Jud. 217;

for-grand

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-grand, p. of for-grindan.

crushed

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crushed, Beo. Th. 852; B. 424;

for-holen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-holen, pp. of for-helan.

concealed ⬩ hidden

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concealed, hidden, Exon. 23 b; Th. 65, 14; Cri. 1054: Lk. Skt. Lind. 8, 17;

for-leólc

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-leólc, p. of for-lácan.

seduced ⬩ deceived

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seduced, deceived, Andr. Kmbl. 1227; An. 614;

for-lét

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-lét, p. of for-lǽtan.

left

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left, Cd. 70; Th. 84, 29; Gen. 1405;

for-scranc

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-scranc, p. of for-scrincan.

shrank up ⬩ dried up ⬩ withered

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shrank up, dried up, withered, Gen. 32, 25: Mt. Bos. 21, 19: Mk. Bos. 4, 6;

for-scruncen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-scruncen, pp. of for-scrincan.

shrank up ⬩ dried up ⬩ withered

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shrank up, dried up, withered, Job Thw. 167, 37: Mk. Bos. ii. 20;

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