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for-wandung

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Forwandunge pudore, Ps. Rdr. 34, 26. Forwandunga verecundiam, 68, 20. Add

for-wealwian

(v.)
Grammar
for-wealwian, p. ode
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To wither up, wither away

fór-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-weard, adv. l. for-weard,
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and see forþ-weard

for-wemman

(v.)
Grammar
for-wemman, p. de
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To defile Hé manega his mágan mánlice forwernde, Sal. K. p. 121, 38

for-wénan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wénan, to overween.
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Substitute: <b>for-wened</b> glosses insolens Feruuaenid, foruuened insolens, Txts. 70, 548. Þá forwenedan insolentiam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 53. Cf. ofer-wenian, and next word

for-weorpness

(n.)
Grammar
for-weorpness, e; f.
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Ejection, expulsion Tó forworpnise Babilones ad transmigrationem Babylonis, Mt. L. 1, 17. v. preceding word

Linked entries: weorpness for-worpness

for-werednes

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Add: decrepitude. Cf. for-weorenness

for-weren

Similar entry: for-weoren

for-wiernan

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Take here <b>for-weornan, -wernan, -wyrnan</b> in Dict. and add: to refuse something (gen.) to a person (dat.), deny Hé þæs teóþan dǽles Gode forwyrneþ, Bl. H. 51, 5. Hié him þára béna forwierndon, Ors. 2, 2; S. 64, 27. Him ǽtes forwyrnan

for-wirdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wirdan, p. de
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To corrupt, destroy Heora forwyrdendan (-weorðendan, v. l.) welan perituras divitias, Gr. D. 201, 15

Linked entries: wirdan for-wyrdende

for-word

(n.)
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glosses iota Foruord ł pricle iota, Mt. L. 5, 18

for-wordenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-wordenlic, adj.
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Substitute: Corrupt Þysse worulde wela is wyrslic and yfellic and forwordenlic, Wlfst. 263, 13

Linked entry: -worden-lic

for-worhta

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Dele, and see for-wyrcan

for-worpness

Similar entry: for-weorpness

for-wracnian

(v.)
Grammar
for-wracnian, p. ode
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To be an exile Þám forwracnedum elþeódigum peregrinis, R. Ben. 82, 2

for-wrecan

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Þám forwrecenum elþeódegum peregrinis, R. Ben. 83, 1. Add

for-wrégan

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Forwréged publicatus, abdicatus, An. Ox. 7, 146. Add

for-wríþan

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Hafa þé línenne wætlan gearone ꝥ þú ꝥ dolh sóna mid forwríðe, Lch. ii. 208, 22. Add

for-wundorlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-wundorlic, adj.
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Very wonderful Is ꝥ forwundorlic wíse and in úrum tídum tó wafienne res mira et nostris stupenda temporibus, Gr. D. 240, 4: 255, 25: 229, 20

Linked entry: wundor-lic

for-wynned

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