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for-hæfedness

Similar entry: un-forhæfedness

for-hæfendlíce

(adv.)
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continently ꝥ hí forhæfendlícast libbon ut continentius uiuant, Chrd. 42, 29

Linked entry: hæfendlíce

for-helian

(v.)
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Nacode synt tó forhelianne nude sunt operiendi, Chrd. 108, 13. Add

for-legenes

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for-scirian

(v.)
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to separate, set apart Ealle þá forsciridan, Verc. Först. 143

for-scrífan

Similar entry: screón

for-swigian

(v.)

Linked entry: for-súwian

for-treddan

Grammar
for-treddan, Cf. un-fortredde.

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under-fónd

(n.)

susceptor

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glosses susceptor, Ps. Lamb. 3, 4: 53, 6: 90, 2

feale-for

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fen-ampre

(n.)
Grammar
fen-ampre, -ompre, an; f.

Water-dock

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Water-dock Nim fenompran, Lch. ii. 100, 23

fen-hóp

(n.)
Grammar
fen-hóp, fen-hop, es; n.
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Land in the midst of fens (v. N. E. D. hope) Fleón on fenhopu, B. 764. Substitute:

fen-minte

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Fenminte mentrati, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 37. Add

for-bærnednes

a burn

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Injury by burning, a burn Ðeós wyrt gehǽleþ mænigfealde untrumnyssa ðæs líchoman . . . forbærnednysse. Lch. i. 272, 2: 5610. Wið forbærnednysse. Genim þysse wyrte wyrt-truman . . . lege tó þám bærnytte, 298, 10: 62, 19. Substitute:

for-beornan

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Gif hwæs weorc forbyrnð, hé hæfð þone hearm si cujus opus arserit, detrimentum patietur. Hml. Th. ii. 588, 30. Lígýðum forborn bord, B. 2672. Forborn þurh þæs fíres fnǽst fíf and hundseofontig herges, Jul. 587. Ealle ðá clifu forburnan tó ascan, Ors.

for-bernan

Similar entry: for-bærnan

for-berstan

exhausted ⬩ to fail ⬩ break down

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Add: of material, to burst asunder, be lorn asunder Godwebba cyst (the veil of the temple) ufan eall forbærst, þæt hit on eorðan læg on twám styccum, Cri. 1138. Ðonne ðá twigo forburston, þonne gewitan þá sáula niðer þá þe on ðǽm twigum hangodan, Bl.

for-boda

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Dele passage

Linked entry: fore-boda

for-bodian

(v.)

Similar entry: fore-bodian

for-bor

Linked entry: -bor

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