Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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for-gnád

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-gnád, p. of for-gnídan.

rubbed together ⬩ broke

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rubbed together, broke, Ps. Lamb. 104, 16;

for-leás

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-leás, p. of for-leósan.

lost

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lost, Beo. Th. 5715; B. 2861;

for-legen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-legen, pp. of for-licgan.

fornicated ⬩ committed fornication

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fornicated, committed fornication, Gen. 38, 24;

Linked entries: -legen for-licgan

for-loren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-loren, pp. of for-leósan.

forlorn ⬩ lost

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forlorn, lost. Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 41;

for-scáden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-scáden, pp. of for-scádan.

scattered

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scattered, Exon. 39 b; Th. 131, 1; Gú. 449;

for-sceáf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-sceáf, p. of for-scúfan.

cast down

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cast down, Cd. 153; Th. 190, 25; Exod. 204;

fór-scýt

Grammar
fór-scýt, pres. of fór-sceótan.

shoots before ⬩ prevents or will prevent

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shoots before, prevents or will prevent, Homl. Th. i. 576, 2;

for-seten

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-seten, pp. of for-sittan.

obstructed

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obstructed, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 84, 13;

for-sewen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-sewen, pp. of for-seón.

despised

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despised, Ps. Lamb. 118, 141;

Linked entry: -sewen

for-sogen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-sogen, pp. of for-súgan.

sucked or drawn out

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sucked or drawn out, L. M. 2, 7; Lchdm. ii. 186, 17;

fór-stæpþ

Grammar
fór-stæpþ, pres. of fór-stapan.

steps before ⬩ goes before

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steps before, goes before. Ps. Spl. 96, 3;

for-stolen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-stolen, pp. of for-stelan.

stolen

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stolen, Gen. 31, 32;

for-swealt

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-swealt, p. of for-sweltan.

died away

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died away, Cot. 65: 190;

for-sweóp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-sweóp, p. of for-swápan.

swept away

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swept away. Beo. Th. 959; B. 477;

for-tíþ

Grammar
for-tíþ, pres. of for-tíhan.

covers over ⬩ obscures

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covers over, obscures, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 67; Met. 22, 34;

for-worden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-worden, pp. of for-weorþan.

perished

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perished, Ps. Th. 91, 6;

for-worhte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-worhte, = p. of for-wyrcan.

did wrong ⬩ sinned ⬩ ruined ⬩ convicted ⬩ condemned ⬩ forfeited

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did wrong, sinned, ruined, convicted, condemned, forfeited, Cd. 40; Th. 53, 6; Gen. 857: Exon. 21 b; Th. 57, 20; Cri. 921

for-logen

(adj.)
Grammar
for-logen, for-logen; adj. (ptcpl.)
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Guilty of bearing false witness Syndan ðurh mistlice leásunga forloren and forlogen má þonne scolde, Wlfst. 164, 7: 130, 6. Fela sýn forsworene and swíðe forlogene, 129, 7: 268, 27. Substitute:

for-gulde

(v.)
Grammar
for-gulde, p. subj. of forgildan. For-guldon paid for,
  • Ps. Spl. 37, 21
    • ;
p. pl.of for-gildan.

should pay for or repay

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should pay for or repay, Ps. Th. 65, 13;

for-lǽran

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Se feónd ðæt mód ðurh ðá bisuiculan olicunga for*-*lǽred animum per blandam inquietudinem exerit, Past. 239, 16. Monigo hiá forlǽræþ multos seducent, Mt. 24, 5, 11. Far nú geond þǽra manna hús ðe þú mid þínum drýcræfte forlǽrdest, and gebíg hí eft tó

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