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for-lǽtan

Grammar
for-lǽtan, <b>; II.</b>
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For bóte úrra synna þises lífés dagas ús tó fyrste forlǽtene synt, R. Ben. 4, 18. Add

for-grindan

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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 commolitis, 132, 6. ¶ with dat.: Ic forgrand gramum, B. 424.

Linked entry: for-grind

for-geldan

(v.)

to pay for ⬩ repay ⬩ return ⬩ give ⬩ render ⬩ reddĕre ⬩ retrĭbuĕre

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Hine man forgelde let a man pay for him, L. H. E. 4; Th. i: 28, 7: 11; Th. i. 32, 7. Ða mágas healfne leód forgelden let his kindred pay half the fine [for slaying a man ], L. Ethb. 23; Th. i. 8, 8

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, -stondan; he -stent; p. -stód. pl. -stódon; pp. -standen; v. trans.

to stand up for ⬩ to defend ⬩ aid ⬩ help ⬩ benefit ⬩ avail ⬩ defendĕre ⬩ prodesse ⬩ to understand ⬩ intelligĕre

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to stand up for, to defend, aid, help, benefit, avail; defendĕre, prodesse Gif hine nelle forstandan if he will not stand up for him, L. In. 62; Th. i. 142, 6.

Linked entries: fórene for-stondan fore-standan

for-þindan

(v.)
Grammar
for-þindan, pp. -þunden
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To swell up Gif men sié maga ásúrod and forþunden, Lch. ii. 356, 11. v. for-þunden in Dict

Linked entries: for-þunden þindan

for-gǽgednys

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For heora forgǽgednissum pro suis excessibus, Hy. S. 65, 1. Ꝥæt folc for heora mándǽdum and forgǽgednyssum wurdon gehergode, Hml. Th. ii. 84, 32: 64, 35. Þá wyrcendan forgǽgednyssa facientes praeuaricationes, Ps. L. 100, 3. Add

for-swígian

(v.)
Grammar
for-swígian, -sweógian, -swúgian, -súwian, -súgian, -sýgian, to -swígianne, -swígienne; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed.

To pass over in silence ⬩ keep silent ⬩ conceal ⬩ sĭlentio prætĕrire ⬩ To be silent ⬩ retĭcēre

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To be silent; retĭcēre He rícum mannum nó for áre ne for ege nǽfre forswígian wolde nunquam dīvĭtĭbus hŏnōris sīve tĭmōris grātia retĭcēbat, Bd. 3, 5; S. 527, 10

Linked entries: for-sweógian for-swúgian for-sýgian

for-ligenes

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For intingan dyrnre forlignesse (-lige-, v. l.), Bd. 4, 5; Sch. 379, 8. Ðurh dyrne forligenesse, 1, 27; Sch. 87, 20. Add

for-úton

(prep.)
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Substitute: <b>for-útan;</b> prep. without Án speorwa on grýn ne mæg befeallan forútan his foresceáwunge (cf. bútan eówrum Fæder, Mt. 10, 29), Chr. 1067; P. 201, 25.

for-wisnian

(v.)
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For þon þe hié næfdan wyrtryme forwisnadun ( aruerunt ), 13, 6. Forwisnende (-werniende, An. Ox. 59) corruptibilem, Hpt. Gl. 407, 34. Þá forwisnedon marcida, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 36. Forweosnodon arescentibus, 73, 71. Add

for-mengan

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For 'Past. ... Lye' substitute

for-cúþ

unclean ⬩ worthless

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For þon Antiochus giémde hwæt hé hæfde monna gerímes, and ne nóm náne ware húlice hié wǽron, for þon hiera wæs má forcúþra þonne altǽwra qui cum in exercitu centum millia armatorum habere uideretur, ducenta millia amplius calonum atque lixarum inmixta

súþ-fór

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-fór, e; f.
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Icel. suðr-ferð, -för, -ganga a pilgrimage to Rome. Such pilgrimages are often mentioned, e. g. Flosi fór suór um sjá ok hóf þá upp göngu sína ok gekk suðr ok ljetti ekki fyrr enn hann kom til Rómaborgar, Njala. c. 158.]

for-hogodness

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Take here for-hogednes, and add

Linked entries: -hogodness for-hogdness

for-lecgan

(v.)

to cover up

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to cover up Wið foredum lime, lege þás sealfe on ꝥ forode lim, and forlege mid elmrinde, Lch. ii. 66, 22

Linked entry: lecgan

for-gyfendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
for-gyfendlíc, -gyfenlíc; adj.

Forgiving ⬩ pardonable ⬩ tolerable ⬩ remissus

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Forgiving, pardonable, tolerable; remissus Tyro and Sydone byþ forgyfendlícre [MS. forgyfendlícur] on dómes dæg, ðonne eów it shall be more pardonable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment, than for you; Tyro et Sidoni remissius ĕrit in die jūdĭcii

for-sleán

(v.)
Grammar
for-sleán, he -slæhþ, -slyhþ, -slihþ; p. -slóh, pl. -slógon; pp. -slegen, -slægen, -slagen [sleán to strike]

To strike with violence ⬩ smite ⬩ break ⬩ slay ⬩ kill ⬩ destroy ⬩ vehementer fĕrīre ⬩ percŭtĕre ⬩ frangĕre ⬩ occīdĕre ⬩ interfĭcĕre

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Gif monnes ceácan mon forslihþ [forslyhþ, H] ðæt hie beóþ forode, gebéte mid xv scillinga if one smite a man's cheeks, that they be broken, let him make amends with fifteen shillings, L. Alf. pol. 50; Th. i. 94, 14.

Linked entry: for-slegenlic

for-súgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-súgan, p. -seág, pl. -sugon; pp. -sogen [súgan to suck]

To suck or draw out ⬩ exsūgere

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To suck or draw out; exsūgere Wið forsogenum magan oððe aþundenum for a drawn out or puffed up stomach, L. M. 2, 7; Lchdm. ii. 186, 17

for-spild

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Cf. for-spildness. Add

for-druwian

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

To dry up ⬩ wither ⬩ arescĕre

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To dry up, wither; arescĕre He byþ aworpen út swá twíg, and fordruwaþ mittētur fŏras sīcut palmes, et arescet, Jn. Bos. 15, 6

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