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for-gedón

(v.)
Grammar
for-gedón, p. -gedyde, pl. -gedydon; pp. -gedón

To do fordestroyperdĕre

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To do for, destroy; perdĕre Ǽr Rómaburh abrocen wǽre and forgedón ere the city Rome was broken into and done for, Bd. 1, 11; S. 480, 10, note

for-þingian

(v.)
Grammar
for-þingian, p. ode; pp. od

To plead for anyoneintercedeintercēdĕre

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To plead for anyone, intercede; intercēdĕre Búton se hláford ðone wer forþingian wille unless the lord will intercede for the man, L. Alf. pol. 21: Wilk. 39, 34

for-scapung

Mishapcalamitydestruction

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ꝥ sió hǽte nǽre for hiora synnum, ac sǽdon ꝥ hió wǽre for Fetontis forscapunge, Ors. 1, 7; S. 40, 9.

for-habban

Grammar
for-habban, <b>; I.</b> ¶
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For intingan forhæbbendra lífes (forhebbendran liifes, v.l.) continentioris uitae gratia, Bd. 3, 27; Sch. 317, 18. Add

for-dilgian

(v.)
Grammar
for-dilgian, -diligian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To blot outdestroydēlēreobnūbĭlāreoblītĕrāre

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He ðá óðer werod ðære [MS. ðara] mánfullan þeóde fornam and fordilgade sic cētĕras nefandæ mīlĭtiæ cōpias delēvit, 2, 2; S. 504, 7: 5, 13; S. 633, 34.

for-swelan

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For 'kindle' substitute 'be consumed.'

for-hylman

To cover upneglect

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Ne dorste þá forhylman Hǽlendes bebod wundor fore weorodum, ac of wealle áhleóp fyrngeweorc, An. 736. Substitute:

for-hirdan

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Take here for-hyrdan, and add:

Linked entry: for-hyrdan

fór-lustlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-lustlíce, adv.

Very willinglygladlylĭbentissĭme

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Very willingly, gladly; lĭbentissĭme Ic wille fórlustlíce, for ðínum lufum I will gladly [do so], for love of thee, Bt. 22, 2; Fox 78, 12. [Cf. beon forrlisst to be very desirous, Orm. ]

Linked entry: lust-líce

for-sláwian

(v.)
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give thine own life for him; vitae pretio non segnis emeres, Bt. 10; F. 28, 15

Linked entry: for-slǽwan

for-trúwung

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For dǽre fortrúwunga ( fiducia ) his cræfta, 27. Add

fór-rídel

(n.)
Grammar
fór-rídel, es; m.

A fore-rideroutriderharbingerpræcursor

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A fore-rider, outrider, harbinger; præcursor Cyning Totilla sende his afórrídel cýðan his tocyme ðam hálgan were king Totila sent his harbinger to announce his coming to the holy man, Homl. Th. ii. 168, 10

Linked entries: fore-ridel rídel

fór-eáðe

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-eáðe, adv.

Very easilyperfăcile

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Very easily; perfăcile God mæg fóreáðe unc ǽt fóresceáwian God can very easily provide food for us two, Homl. Th. ii. 138, 35

for-trúwodnes

(n.)
Grammar
for-trúwodnes, -trúgadnes, -ness, e; f.

Over-confidenceprecipitancypresumptionarrogancepræcĭpĭtātiopræsumptioarrŏgantia

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Over-confidence, precipitancy, presumption, arrogance; præcĭpĭtātio, præsumptio, arrŏgantia For eówerre fortrúwodnesse for your presumption, Past. 32, 1; Hat. MS. 40 a, 25.

Linked entry: for-trúgadnes

for-trúwian

(v.)
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Ðá fortrúwdes ðú ðé for ðǽm habeas fiduciam in pulchritudine tua, 463, 25. Ðæt hié ðencen tó him selfum and ne fortrúwigen hié for óðerra monna weorcum ut ad suum cor redeant, et de alienis actibus non praesumant, 231, 12

for-þencan

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Þý lǽs hé hine for ðǽre wynsuman wyrde fortrúwige, oððe for ðǽre réðan forðence ne vos aut tristis fortuna opprimat, aut jucunda corrumpat, Bt. 40, 3; S. 138, 27.

folc-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
folc-cwide, es; m.
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A popular saying Swá eald folccwide cwyð ut unlgo diciiur, Nap. 23

Linked entry: cwide

folc-fríg

Grammar
folc-fríg, -freó.
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having the rights of a freeman. After 'Folk-free' add:

folc-wélig

Grammar
folc-wélig, l. -welig,
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Þǽre folcwelegan populose, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 25. and add

for-slegen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-slegen, pp.

slainslaughtered

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slain, slaughtered, Cd. 94; Th. 122, 5; Gen. 2022; for-sleán