for-hycgan
to despise ⬩ to disdain ⬩ scorn
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Take here for-hicgan (where dele -higan), and add: to despise, scorn a person or thing Hé hine ne forhyged (contemnit), Past. 407, 5. Nalle gié woenæ ꝥte ic forhycgende (-hyccende, R. accusaturus) sié, is sé ðe forhycað (accusat) iúih, Jn. L. 5, 45.
for-geara
Very well
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Very well Ic nát ná forgeare hú ic hit þus macige, Hml. S. 23, 556
for-líþan
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To suffer shipwreck Forliþan naufragaverant, An. Ox. 4490: 4621
Linked entries: for-liden for-lidennes
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-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
for-giting
Forgetting ⬩ oblivio
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Forgetting; oblivio Forgitincge obliuionis, Angl. xiii. 440, 1064. On forgytincge in obliuione, Scint. 174, 13
Linked entry: -giting
for-hæfednes
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Forhæfednys parsimonia, i. abstinentia, An. Ox. 3748. Forhæfdnes continentia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 30. On færhæfdnesse (for-, Cott. MSS.) strenge, Past. 41, 14. Mið forhæftnise abstinendo, Rtl. 14, 12. Hine ǽghwylc sylfne on forhæfednysse band, Hml. S. 23
for-hǽtan
overheat
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To make too hot, overheat Se mon wyrð tó swíþe forhǽt, Lch. ii. 244, 8
Linked entry: hǽtan
for-sellan
To give up ⬩ sacrifice ⬩ lose
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To give up, sacrifice, lose Gif hé nylle hý niman, hæbbe forseald ꝥ feoh ꝥ hé sealde si ille eam accipere nolit, perdat pecuniam quam dederat, Ll. Th. ii. 148, 31