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fore-byrdig

Linked entry: byrdig

fore-cweþan

to foretell ⬩ predict ⬩ to preach

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Add: to foretell, predict Forecuoeð predixit, Rtl. 56, 5. Forecueð praedicit, Mt. p. 19, 19: Mk. p. 4, 14. Forecwoedena praedicta, Mt. p. 9, 9. to preach Forecwoedende praedicantem, 8, 12

fóre-cynn

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Dele

fore-cynréd

(n.)
Grammar
fore-cynréd, (?)
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glosses progenies Oþ on forecynréd (-ren?) usque in progeniem, Ps. Rdr. 48, 20

Linked entry: cyn-réd

fore-geceósan

(v.)
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to choose beforehand Ic mé sylfe myngode . . . þǽre mundbyrdnysse þe ic ǽr foregeceás, Hml. S. 23 b, 543

fore-gefnes

Similar entry: for-gifnes

fore-gegán

(v.)

to precede ⬩ to pass away

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to precede Stearra foregeeáde heú stella antecedebat eos, Mt. L. 2, 9. to pass away Tíd is foregeeád ł tíd eáde hora praeteriuit, Mk. L. R. 6, 35

Linked entry: ge-gán

fore-gehát

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Ic mé sylfe myngode mínes foregehátes, Hml. S. 23 b, 543. Add

fore-geleóran

(v.)

to pass away

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to pass away Ꝥte foregeleóre praeterire, Lk. L. 16, 17

Linked entry: ge-leoran

fore-genge

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Dele

fore-gesettan

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Foregeseted tal propositum numerum, Mt. p. 12, 1. Add

Linked entry: ge-settan

fore-geþeóstrod

(part.)
Grammar
fore-geþeóstrod, pp.

Darkened

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Darkened Foregeðístrat obcecatum, Mk. L. 6, 52

fóre-gewítnys

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Dele

fore-sceáwere

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Add: v. Archiv cxxix. 20, 11

fore-wyrdan

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Add: to settle terms, agree Eal swá mín swestar hit ér foræwyrde, C.D. iii. 274, 12

for-cinnan

(v.)
Grammar
for-cinnan, ic -cinne, ðú -cinnest, he -cinneþ, pl. -cinnaþ; p. ic, he -can, ðú -cunne, pl. -cunnon; pp. -cunnen [for, cinnan gĕnĕrāre]

To repudiate ⬩ rejĭcĕre

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To repudiate; rejĭcĕre Hine forcinnaþ ða cyrican ge tunas the churches as well as houses shall repudiate him, Salm. Kmbl. 215; Sal. 107

folc-frig

(adj.)
Grammar
folc-frig, folc-frý; adj.

Folk-free ⬩ līber ăpud plēbern

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Folk-free; līber ăpud plēbern Beó he syððan folcfrig be he afterwards folk-free, L. C. S. 45; Th. i. 402, 17. Se sié folcfrý let him be folk-free, L. Wih. 8; Th. i. 38, 15. cf. Grm. RA. 349

for-strogdness

(n.)

dispersion

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T. 51, 4: could for-strogdnis be an error for this form?

forþ-geleóredness

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-geleóredness, e; f.

Departure ⬩ decease ⬩ death

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Departure, decease, death For þǽre báde his ændes and forþgeleórodnesse pro expectatione sui exitus, Gr. D. 282, 11

á-forþ

(adv.)
Grammar
á-forþ, adv. [á always, forþ forth]

Always ⬩ continually ⬩ daily ⬩ still ⬩ indies

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Always, continually, daily, still; indies, Cot. 115

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