Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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for-healden

(adj.; part.)

polluted ⬩ incestus

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polluted; incestus. Cot. 105

fór-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
fór-heard, adj.

Very hard ⬩ prædūrus

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Very hard; prædūrus Wulfmǽr forlét fórheardne gár faran eft ongeán Wulfmær let the piercing dart fly back again, Byrht. Th. 136, 24; By. 156

for-heardian

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

To harden ⬩ become hard ⬩ indūrăre

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To harden, become hard; indūrăre He forheardaþ and fordrugaþ indūret et arescat, Ps. Lamb. 89, 6

for-heáwan

(v.)
Grammar
for-heáwan, p. -heów; pp. -heáwen

To hew ⬩ cut down ⬩ cut in pieces ⬩ slaughter ⬩ concīdĕre ⬩ occīdĕre

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To hew or cut down, cut in pieces, slaughter; concīdĕre, occīdĕre Hý forheówan Heaðóbeardna þrym they slaughtered the host of Heathobeards, Scóp. Th. 99; Wíd. 49: Byrht. Th. 135, 9; By. 115

for-hergung

(n.)
Grammar
for-hergung, -heriung, e; f.

A molesting ⬩ devastation ⬩ annoyance ⬩ trouble ⬩ vastātio ⬩ infestātio

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A molesting, devastation, annoyance, trouble; vastātio, infestātio Mid forhergunge gebysmerad disgraced by pillage, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 1: Cot. 108

Linked entries: sorheriunge hergung

for-hicgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hicgan, -higan; p. ede, de; pp. ed

To neglect ⬩ reject ⬩ despise ⬩ condemn ⬩ despĭcĕre ⬩ spernĕre

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To neglect, reject, despise, condemn; despĭcĕre, spernĕre Se wæs middangeard forhicgende he was despising the world; cum esset contemptu mundi insignis, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 25. Se ðeme forhigþ qui spernit me, Jn. Bos. 12, 48. We forhicgaþ on arísendum

fór-hraðe

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-hraðe, adv.

Very quickly ⬩ soon ⬩ cĭto ⬩ confestim

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Very quickly, soon; cĭto, confestim Æfter ðam ðæs fórhraðe very soon after that. Chr. 921; Erl. 107, 6, 24

for-hwám

wherefore ⬩ why. ⬩ who

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wherefore, why. who; interrog

for-hwerfan

(v.)

To transform ⬩ pervert ⬩ transformāre ⬩ pervertĕre

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To transform, pervert; transformāre, pervertĕre Cnihtas wurdon ealle forhwerfde to sumum dióre the men were all transformed to some beast, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 172; Met. 26, 86: Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 2. Eówra sáwla má forhwerfdon ðonne hie gerihton they have

for-hwí

(pronoun.)
Grammar
for-hwí, -hwig

For why ⬩ wherefore ⬩ quāre ⬩ cur

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For why, wherefore; quāre, cur, Ps. Th. 113, 5; Nicod. 4; Thw. 2, 19

for-hycgan

(v.)

To despise ⬩ reject ⬩ despicĕre ⬩ contemnĕre ⬩ spernĕre

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To despise, reject; despicĕre, contemnĕre, spernĕre Ðe forhycgeaþ God who despise God, Ps. Th. 52, 6. Ðæt ic ne forhycge I reject it not, Exon. 63 b; Th. 235, 4; Ph. 552

Linked entries: for-hicgan for-hogian

for-hylman

(v.)
Grammar
for-hylman, p. de; pp. ed

To cover over ⬩ conceal ⬩ obdūcĕre ⬩ occŭlĕre

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To cover over, conceal; obdūcĕre, occŭlĕre Ne dorste forhylman Hǽlendes bebod he dared not conceal the Saviour's command, Andr. Kmbl. 1469; An. 736

Linked entry: -hylman

for-lǽtennys

(n.)
Grammar
for-lǽtennys, -lǽtnys, -nyss, -ness, e; f.

A leaving ⬩ remission ⬩ desolation ⬩ loss ⬩ intermissio ⬩ remissio ⬩ desōlātio ⬩ perdĭtio

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A leaving, remission, desolation, loss; intermissio, remissio, desōlātio, perdĭtio Þeóstru ne synd nán þing búton leóhtes forlǽtennyss darkness is nothing but the departure of light. Boutr. Scrd. 20, 46. On synna forlǽtnysse bæþe lavacro peccātōrum remissiōnis

Linked entry: for-létenes

for-leás

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-leás, p. of for-leósan.

lost

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lost, Beo. Th. 5715; B. 2861;

for-léc

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-léc, p. of for-lácan.

seduced ⬩ deceived

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seduced, deceived, Cd. 30; Th. 40, 30; Gen. 647;

for-legen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-legen, pp. of for-licgan.

fornicated ⬩ committed fornication

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fornicated, committed fornication, Gen. 38, 24;

Linked entries: -legen for-licgan

for-legenes

(n.)
Grammar
for-legenes, -legnes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Fornication ⬩ fornĭcātio

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Fornication; fornĭcātio Búton forlegenysse þingum excepta fornĭcātiōnis causa, Mt. Bos. 5, 32. He swylce unalýfeddre forlegnesse and egeslícre wæs besmiten fornĭcātiōne pollūtus est tāli, Bd. 2, 5; S. 506, 39

Linked entries: for-ligenes for-ligenes

for-legere

(n.)
Grammar
for-legere, es; m.

A fornicator ⬩ fornĭcātor

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A fornicator; fornĭcātor. Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: -legere

for-legystre

(n.)
Grammar
for-legystre, an; f.

A harlot ⬩ mĕretrix

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A harlot; mĕretrix, Som. Ben. Lye

for-leósan

(v.)
Grammar
for-leósan, he -lýst; p. ic, he -leás, ðú -lure, pl. -luron; subj. pres. -leóse, pl. -leósen; p. -lure, pl. -luran, -luren; pp. -loren

To lose ⬩ let go ⬩ destroy ⬩ amittĕre ⬩ perdĕre ⬩ destruĕre

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To lose, let go, destroy; amittĕre, perdĕre, destruĕre; — He wolde forleósan líca gehwilc he would destroy each body, Cd. 64; Th. 77, 26; Gen. 1281. His treowe for feógýtsunge forleósan fĭdem suam amōre pĕcūniæ perdĕre, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 40. Ic forleóse

Linked entry: be-leósan

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