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for-gifen

(adj.)
Grammar
for-gifen, adj. (ptcpl.).

forgivenpardonedmildgentleindulgent

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forgiven, pardoned Þé georne tó Gode bide and tó his hálgum, wið þám ðe þíne synna þæs ðe forgifenron beón, Wlfst. 290, 10. mild; remissus. of persons, gentle, indulgent Hé wæs Rómánum swá forgiefen and swá milde swá him nán onwald næs ǽr þǽm Tiberius

Linked entries: for-gifan for-gifenlic

for-gifend

(n.)
Grammar
for-gifend, (?), es; m.
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One who grants Unnend ł forgefend prestabilis, Rtl. 5, 10

Linked entries: gifend for-gifestre

for-gifenlic

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that is freed from an oppressive obligation, easy. For 'forgiving, . . ., bearable' substitute:

Linked entry: gifenlic

for-gildan

(v.)

to pay backrestorepay damagesto pay forbuy offto repaypay outrequiteto payperform

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to pay back, restore what has been taken Gif man forstele feoðerfót neát . . . fæste án gear and forgylde ꝥ hé forstolen hæbbe (quod furatus fuerit reddat), oððe .II. geár fæste, Ll. Th. ii. 140, 34. with idea of compensation. absolute, to make compensation

for-gilpan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gilpan, pp. -golpen

To boast of

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To boast of Ne récð God þǽre forgolpenan ælmessan, Wlfst. 234, 16

Linked entry: gilpan

for-gíman

to neglectto neglectto disregard

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Add: to neglect a concrete thing Gyf hé for slǽwðe his hláfordes [land] forgýmð, ne bið his ágnum wel geborgen, Ll. Th. i. 440, 16. Gif preóst húsl forgíme, ii. 292, 23. Ðeáh úre heorda hwylc án sceáp forgýme, 326, 24. Ne sceolde hé nán ðing forgýman

for-gitel

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for-gitelian

(v.)
Grammar
for-gitelian, (-geot-); p. ode

To forget

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To forget Ðú forgeotelas oblivisceris, Ps. Srt. 43, 24

for-giten

(adj.)
Grammar
for-giten, adj.

Forgetful

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Forgetful Críst nelle gehýran þæs gímeleásan and þæs forgytenan mannes gebedrǽdene, Bl. H. 57, 4. Ealra þǽra worda hí wǽron forgytene, Hml. S. 23, 389

Linked entry: for-gitan

for-giting

(n.)
Grammar
for-giting, e; f.

Forgettingoblivio

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Forgetting; oblivio Forgitincge obliuionis, Angl. xiii. 440, 1064. On forgytincge in obliuione, Scint. 174, 13

Linked entry: -giting

for-glendrad

(v.)
Grammar
for-glendrad, for-glendran.

To devourconsume

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To devour, consume In þám dæge lígettas forglendriaþ (-gleddriað, v. l.) middaneard and mancyn, Wlfst. 182, 11. Byrnende lígræscas forglendriað eówre wæstmas, 297, 9. Swá hwaet manncynnes swá fýr forbærnde and forglendrede, 183, 33. Forglendrian (? ?

for-gnagan

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Forgnagen conrosus, i. deuoratus, An. Ox. 3820. Mid deórenum ceaflum forgnegen, 3343. Forgnagene roderentur, 3565. Add

for-gnísednys

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Dele

for-grindan

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Þú forgrindesþ commolitis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 14. Forgrindet commolitio (? commolit; for the inflexion -et, cf. menget confundit, 11. Or(?) the -et might be a noun suffix, cf. onǽlet: or(?) for-grind (cf. ge-grind) might be taken), 105, 9. Forgrundenum

Linked entry: for-grind

for-grípan

Grammar
for-grípan, fór-grípan (l. for-).

To seizeTo destroy

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Take these together, and add: with acc. To seize, seize and carry off Ic ætbréde vel ic forgrípe diripio, i. rapio, abstraho, eripio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 48. Ealle hí se stranga deáð forgrípeð and nymð, Guth. 78, 15. Genom ł forgráp appraehendit, Lk.

for-gyltan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gyltan, p. -gylte; pp. -gylt
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To make guilty (occurs as reflexive or in passive) Þá ðe on openlican synnan (mid openan heáfodgyltan) hý sylfe forgyltan, Wlfst. 104, 12: 153, 10. Ꝥ man freóge ǽlcne wítefæstne man þe on his tíman forgylt wǽre, Cht. Th. 551, 15. Þone cwide þe se apostol

for-habban

(v.)

To abstainrefrainabstinentcontinentto abstain fromto restrainkeep awayto keep backnot to mentionto restraincheckstop

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Add: intrans. To abstain, refrain Ne þú ne forhafa neque conpescaris, Bl. Gl. Ne mihte hé þá forhabban, B. 2609. Grammar for-habban, for-hæbbende abstinent, continent: Hine þá bróðra hatedon, þý hé swá forhæbbende wæs, Guth. 16, 26. Forhæbbendra continentium

for-hæfednes

Grammar
for-hæfednes, and -hæfnes
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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

(v.)
Grammar
for-hǽtan, p. te

overheat

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To make too hot, overheat Se mon wyrð tó swíþe forhǽt, Lch. ii. 244, 8

Linked entry: hǽtan

for-hǽþan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hǽþan, p. de; pp. ed

To parch upburn outconsume

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To parch up, burn out, consume Forswǽld, forhǽþed exustus, i. spoliatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 34

Linked entry: for-hátena