for-molsnung
Corruption
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Corruption Formols[n]unge corruptionem, An. Ox. 1251
Linked entry: molsnung
for-myrþrian
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Gif hwylc wíf hyre cild ámyrð innan hire ... oððe eft formyrþreþ (occiderit) siþþan hit forð cymð, Ll. Th. ii. 182, 25. Þǽr (at doom's day) swutelað ǽlc cild hwá hit formyrðrode, Wlfst. 137, 28. Add:
for-néþan
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To risk one's life Him leófre wæs þæt hié hié seolfe fornéðdon þonne hié þá iermþo leng þrowedon, Ors. 5, 3; S. 222, 1
for-nirwan
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to check the growth of (?) Ðǽre .x. niht (after Christmas) gif wind byð, treów byóð fornerwede (will come into leaf late?), Lch. iii. 164, 24
Linked entry: nirwan
for-sencan
drop
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To let fall, drop Forsencð hé ðone wæsðm his gǽstes ferre fructum spiritus recusat, Past. 347, 13
Linked entry: sencan
for-seóþan
To boil away
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To boil away; fig. to consume by affliction. Hí (the Innocents) sind gehátene martyra blóstman, for ðan ðe hí wǽron swá swá úpáspringende blóstman on middeweardan cyle ungeleáffulnysse swilce mid sumere éhtnysse forste forsodene, Hml. Th. i. 84, 15
for-setnian
To besiege
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To besiege Forsetnode obsedit, forsætnodon obsederunt, Ps. Rdr. 21, 17, 13
Linked entries: of-setnian for-sætnian
for-weoren
Tottering ⬩ decayed ⬩ marcĭdus ⬩ decrĕpĭtus
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Tottering, decayed; marcĭdus, decrĕpĭtus Eorþgráp hafaþ waldendwyrhtan, forweorene [MS. forweorone], geleorene earth's grasp [i.e. the grave] holdeth its mighty workmen, decayed, departed, Exon. 124 a; Th. 476, 14; Ruin. 7. Forworen decrĕpĭtus, Hpt.
for-wyrhta
One who does anything for another ⬩ an agent ⬩ vicegerent ⬩ instĭtor ⬩ procūrātor
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One who does anything for another, an agent, vicegerent; instĭtor, procūrātor Ðe nǽnne forwyrhtan næfde who had no agent, L. Ath. v. 2; Th. i. 230, 20. Se ðe swá geþogenne forwyrhtan næfde, swóre for sylfne he who had not such a prosperous vicegerent
for-gráp
grasped
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grasped, Beo. Th. 4695; B. 2353;
for-þryct
oppressed
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oppressed. Bt. 3, 4; Fox 6, 23;
for-bærning
Burning
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Burning, heal of inflammation Fleó hé þá mettas þá þe him forbærnunga and stiém oninnan wyrcen, Lch. ii. 226, 10
for-cirran
to turn ⬩ avoid ⬩ pervert ⬩ subvert
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Take here for-cyrran in Dict., and add: to turn (intrans.) aside from, get out of the way of, avoid Ǽghwylce yfele fótswaðu him ongeán cumende hé forbúgeþ, for ðon se yfela man hyne forcyrreþ, Lch. i. 318, 23. Barbarismum hig forbúgað, and eác barbara
Linked entries: for-búgan for-cyrran
for-cirredness
Perversity
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Perversity Hí onǽldon þǽra geongrena mód tó forcyrrednesse (-cerr-, v. l.) heora synlustes (ad perversitatem libidinis ), Gr. D. 119, 15
for-clǽman
To plaster up ⬩ stop up
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To plaster up, stop up Forclaemid (printed fol-) obturat, Txts. 81, 1419. Forclaemde opilavit, 83, 1446
for-clyccan
To stop up ⬩ close
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To stop up, close Swá nǽdran forclyccende eáran heora, Nap. 79
Linked entry: clyccan
for-drǽfan
To drive ⬩ compel
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To drive, compel to do or undergo Be ðon ðe mon tó ceápe fordrǽfe. Ðonne mon bið tyhtlan betygen and hine mon bedrífeð tó ceápe, Ll. Th. i. 140, 15
Linked entries: drǽfan for-drífan
for-feallan
overwhelm
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To destroy by falling, overwhelm Ðá cwóm micel snáw . . . Ðá ic þá unmǽtnisse ðæs snáwes geseah, ðá þúhte mé ꝥ ic wiste ꝥ hé wolde þá wícstówe forfeallan cadere immense ceperunt niues, quarum aggregationem metuens ne castra cumularentur, Nar. 23, 16
for-flígan
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To put to flight Forflýcð aginat, fugat, Hpt. 31, 16, 418
Linked entry: flígan
for-gilpan
To boast of
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To boast of Ne récð God þǽre forgolpenan ælmessan, Wlfst. 234, 16
Linked entry: gilpan