Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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for-yldan

Similar entry: for-ildan

for-yrman

Similar entry: for-irman

for-yrþ

Similar entry: for-irþ

for-swigung

(n.)
Grammar
for-swigung, -suwung, e; f.
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Silence, a passing over in silence Of forsuwunge silentio, Hpt. Gl. 455, 55

Linked entry: -swigung

for-swíþan

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[The Latin original of Past. 50, 1 (Swt. 387, 22) is: Prosperitatem apud judicium cordis non reprimit.] Add:: to overcome, conquer ꝥte stronga ðu forsuíðes ut fortia confundas, Rtl. 50, 13. ꝥ forswíðeð middangeard vincit mundum, 28, 1, 3. ꝥte ðá ðe ué

Linked entry: fore-swíþan

for-sworcenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-sworcenlic, adj.
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Obscure Wealcan wé forsworcenlices náht volvamus obscurum nichil, Hy. S. 24, 21

for-sworcenness

(n.)
Grammar
for-sworcenness, e; f.
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Obscurity, darkness On forsworcennesse sweartes þrosmes and ðæs weallendan pices, Wlfst. 139, 1. Næfð mín niht náne forsworcennysse, Hml. Th. i. 428, 30. Forsworcennyssa obscura, Hy. S. 23, 31: 37, 4

Linked entry: -sworcenness

for-sworennys

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Of ðisum leahtre (gítsung) beóð ácennede leásunga ... and forsworennys, Hml. Th. ii. 220, 11. Gítsung ( avaritia ) macað leásunga and forsworennyssa, Hml. S. 16, 283. Add

for-ðam

Grammar
for-ðam, v. se;
3 b.

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for-þanclíce

(adv.)

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for-þancol

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for-þeahtung

(n.)
Grammar
for-þeahtung, e; f.
Entry preview:

Advice, exhortation Gesceádwíslicre forþahtincge mynegunge rationabili exortationis monitu, Angl. xiii. 447, 1167

Linked entry: forþ-atincg

for-þeófian

(v.)
Grammar
for-þeófian, v. for-þiófan, þeófian
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in Dict

for-þeón

(v.)
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to surpass

for-þeóstrian

(v.)
Entry preview:

Forþrýstrede obscuravit, Bl. Gl. Add

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-þrǽstednes

(n.)
Grammar
for-þrǽstednes, for-þrǽstnes
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a crushing, breaking to pieces; contritio Forðréstednis contritio, Ps. Srt. 13, 3. Forðréstnisse contritiones, 146, 3. Forðrástnisse, 59, 4

for-þringan

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Add: to thrust aside, crowd out On nánum stówum ne sý endebyrdnes be nánre ylde gefadod, ne seó yld þá geogoðe ne forþringe, R. Ben. 115, 7

for-þrycednes

Grammar
for-þrycednes, for-þryccednes.
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Take here <b>for-þriccednes</b> in Dict., and add Geberg from ferðrycednisse refugium a pressura, Ps. Srt. 31, 7

for-þrycness

(n.)
Grammar
for-þrycness, e; f.
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Oppression, extortion Þa unrihtwísan déman him of hira ceasterwarena forðrycnesse gestreón gaderiað, Ll. Lbmn. 475. 26

Linked entry: þrycness

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