for-brecan
To break ⬩ break in two ⬩ bruise ⬩ crush ⬩ violate ⬩ frangĕre ⬩ confringĕre ⬩ conterere ⬩ commĭnuĕre ⬩ viŏlāre
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To break, break in two, bruise, crush, violate; frangĕre, confringĕre, conterere, commĭnuĕre, viŏlāre Wolde heofona helm helle weallas forbrecan heaven's chieftain would break, down hell's walls. Exon. 120a; Th. 461, 13; Hö. 35. Stefn Drihtnes forbrecendes
for-brittan
To break in pieces ⬩ smash ⬩ bruise ⬩ confringĕre ⬩ contĕrĕre
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To break in pieces, smash, bruise; confringĕre, contĕrĕre God forbriteþ téþ heora on múþe heora Deus contĕrĕt dentes eōrum in ōre ipsōrum, Ps. Spl. 57, 6. Hú he forbritte ealle his bígengan quōmŏdo contrīvĕrit omnes cultōres ejus, Deut. 4, 3. Beóþ ǽlce
for-búgennys
An avoiding ⬩ eschewing ⬩ a declining ⬩ declīnātio
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An avoiding, eschewing, a declining; declīnātio, Som. Ben. Lye
for-byrd
A forbearing ⬩ an abstaining from ⬩ abstĭnentia
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A forbearing, an abstaining from; abstĭnentia Ðæt nán forbyrd nǽre æt geligere betwuh nánre sibbe that there should be no abstaining from concubinage between any kindred, Ors. 1. 2; Bos. 27, 15
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for-byrnan
to burn up
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to burn up Hig forbyrnaþ they burn up. Jn. Bos. 15, 6
for-cirfst
cuttest ⬩ shalt cut
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cuttest or shalt cut, Jos. 11, 6;
for-cneów
A progeny ⬩ race ⬩ progĕnies
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A progeny, race; progĕnies, Lye
for-cúþlíce
Perversely ⬩ across ⬩ perverse ⬩ transverse
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Perversely, across; perverse, transverse Ðæra cynega swuran forcúþlíce trǽdon colla rēgum pĕdĭbus calcārent, Jos. 10, 24
for-dǽlan
To deal out ⬩ expend ⬩ dispensāre ⬩ erŏgāre
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To deal out, expend; dispensāre, erŏgāre Seó fordǽlde on lǽcas eall ðæt heó áhte quæ in mĕdĭcos erogāvĕrat omnem substantiam suam, Lk. Bos. 8, 43
for-dettan
to shut up ⬩ obtūrāre
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to shut up; obtūrāre, Prov. 21
for-dician
To obstruct, shut, or fence off with a ditch ⬩ fossâ obstruĕre
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To obstruct, shut, or fence off with a ditch; fossâ obstruĕre, Som. Ben. Lye
for-drencan
To make drunk ⬩ inebriate ⬩ intoxicate ⬩ madefăcĕre ⬩ inebriāre
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To make drunk, inebriate, intoxicate; madefăcĕre, inebriāre Uton fordrencan úrne fæder mid wíne let us make our father drunk with wine, Gen. 19, 32, 33. Nis ðæs mannes fæsten náht, ðe hine sylfne on forhæfednysse dagum fordrencþ the man's fasting is
for-dwínan
To dwindle away ⬩ vanish ⬩ evānescĕre
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To dwindle away, vanish; evānescĕre Fordwíneþ heó sona it soon will dwindle away, Herb. 2, 2; Lchdm. i. 80, 17. Mannes ege hrædlíce fordwínþ awe of man quickly vanishes, Homl. Th. i. 592, 12. Se sceocca fordwán of his gesihþe Satan vanished from his
for-dyttan
To close or shut entirely up ⬩ stop up ⬩ oppīlāre ⬩ claudĕre ⬩ obstruĕre
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To close or shut entirely up, stop up; oppīlāre, claudĕre, obstruĕre Swá swá næddran deáfre, and fordyttendre hire eáran sīcut aspĭdis surdæ, et obtūrantis aures suas, Ps. Lamb. 57, 5. Ǽlc unrihtwísnes fordyt múþ hire omnis inīquĭtas oppīlābit os suum
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for-feng
a seizing of stolen properly
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a seizing of stolen properly, L. In. 75; Th. i. 150, 4, note 7, MS. H
for-gefenes
Forgiveness
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Forgiveness, Ps. C. 50, 37; Ps. Grn. ii. 277, 37
for-géman
to neglect
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to neglect, Prov. 19
for-giefan
To give ⬩ forgive ⬩ bestow ⬩ give up ⬩ dăre ⬩ dēdĕre ⬩ remittĕre ⬩ dimittĕre
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To give, forgive, bestow, give up; dăre, dēdĕre, remittĕre, dimittĕre, Exon. 93 a; Th. 348, 25; Sch. 33: 28 a; Th. 85, 33; Cri. 1400: 49 a; Th. 170, 4; Gú. 1106: 39 a; Th. 130, 2; Gú. 432
for-gifung
A giving ⬩ gift ⬩ donation ⬩ dōnātio
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A giving, gift, donation; dōnātio Forgifung dōnātio, Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 115; Wrt. Voc. 20, 52
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