fór-weorþfullíc
Very worthy ⬩ very excellent ⬩ præclārus
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Very worthy, very excellent; præclārus Fórweorþfullíc wéla very excellent wealth. Bt. 29, 1; Fox 102, 14
fór-werd
A fore-ward ⬩ precaution ⬩ contract ⬩ agreement ⬩ præcautio ⬩ pactum
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A fore-ward, precaution, contract, agreement; præcautio, pactum Hér swutelaþ ymb ða fórwerda ðe Wulfric and se arcebisceop geworhton here is made known concerning the agreements which Wulfric and the archbishop made, Cod. Dipl. 738; A.D. 1023; Kmbl.
for-wiernan
To hinder ⬩ prevent ⬩ keep from ⬩ withhold ⬩ arcēre ⬩ rĕtĭnēre
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To hinder, prevent, keep from, withhold; arcēre, rĕtĭnēre Ðæt ða Deniscan him ne mehton ðæs rípes forwiernan that the Danish might not hinder them from the harvest Chr. 896; Erl. 94, 7. Ðæt mann forwierne his sweorde blódes, ðæt hwá forwirne his láre
for-wird
Loss ⬩ destruction ⬩ ruin ⬩ perdition ⬩ perdĭtio ⬩ intĕrĭtio
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Loss, destruction, ruin, perdition; perdĭtio, intĕrĭtio Hira forwirde dæg ys gehende juxta est dies perdĭtiōnis, Deut. 32, 35. He generode hí of forwirdum heora erĭpuit eos de intĕrĭtiōnĭbus eōrum, Ps. Spl. 106, 20
for-wisnian
To wither or wizen away ⬩ dry up ⬩ decay ⬩ marcescĕre ⬩ arescĕre ⬩ tābescĕre ⬩ putrescĕre
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To wither or wizen away, dry up, decay; marcescĕre, arescĕre, tābescĕre, putrescĕre Wyrt forwisnaþ, weorþeþ to duste herba indūret, et arescat, Ps. Th. 89, 6: 101, 23. Ðæt biþ forwisnad wraðe sóna, ǽr hit afohten foldan losige quod priusquam evellātur
Linked entry: for-weosnian
fór-witan
To foreknow ⬩ know beforehand ⬩ præscīre
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To foreknow, know beforehand; præscīre Ðæs ðe ðú fórwite hwám ðú gemiltsige that thou mayest know beforehand whom thou pitiest, Apol. Th. 11. 21
fór-witolnes
Foreknowledge ⬩ diligence ⬩ industry ⬩ præscientia ⬩ industria
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Foreknowledge, diligence, industry; præscientia, industria, R. Ben. interl. 27
fór-wlencean
To exalt ⬩ fill with pride ⬩ make very proud ⬩ exaltāre ⬩ arrŏgantia implēre
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To exalt, fill with pride, make very proud; exaltāre, arrŏgantia implēre Ðonne hine ne mágon ða wélan fórwlencean when the riches are not able to make him proud. Past. 26; Hat. MS. 35 b, 2. Forwlencte proud, Blickl. Homl. 199, 14
for-wríðan
To bind up ⬩ stanch ⬩ oblĭgāre ⬩ supprĭmĕre
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To bind up, stanch; oblĭgāre, supprĭmĕre Gif ðú ne mǽge blód-dolh forwríðan if thou canst not stanch a blood-running wound, L. M. 3, 52; Lchdm. ii. 340, 19
for-wurþan
to perish ⬩ pĕrīre
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to perish; pĕrīre Ðæt eall Egipta land mót forwurþan quod pĕrierit Ægyptus, Ex. 10, 7: Mt. Bos. 8, 25: Hy. 7, 112; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 112
Linked entry: for-weorþan
for-wyrnednes
A restraining ⬩ continence ⬩ forbidding ⬩ contĭnentia
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A restraining, continence, forbidding; contĭnentia He wæs micelre forhæfdnysse and forwyrnednesse lífes he was of great abstinence and continence of life, Bd. 3, 5; S. 526, 21
for-yldan
To put off ⬩ defer ⬩ differre ⬩ sŭpersĕdēre
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To put off, defer; differre, sŭpersĕdēre Ne mæg mon foryldan ðone deóran síþ no one may put of the severe journey, Salm. Kmbl. 721; Sal. 360. Ðe he to medmicelre tíde forylde dón [MS. doan] quam ad brĕve tempus făcĕre sŭpersēdit, Bd. 5, 13; S. 633, 23
for-yrman
To afflict greatly ⬩ harass ⬩ vehementer afflīgĕre
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To afflict greatly, harass; vehementer afflīgĕre Hí hí ealle foryrmdon they harassed them all, Bd. 1, 12; S. 480, 36
fór-yrnere
a fore-runner ⬩ præcursor
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a fore-runner; præcursor. Som. Ben. Lye
fót-bred
A foot-board ⬩ stirrup ⬩ tăbella in qua pĕdes requiescunt ⬩ astrăba
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A foot-board, stirrup; tăbella in qua pĕdes requiescunt, astrăba [q. v. in Du Cange] Fótbred [MS. fótbret] astrăba, Ælfc. Gl. 3; Som. 55, 67; Wrt. Voc. 16, 40
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fót-gemearc
A foot-mark ⬩ length of a foot ⬩ ūnius pĕdis longĭtūdo
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A foot-mark, length of a foot; ūnius pĕdis longĭtūdo Se légdraca wæs fíftiges fótgemearces lang the fire-dragon was fifty feet of measure long, Beo. Th. 6077; B. 3042
fót-gewǽde
Foot-clothing ⬩ pĕdum indūmentum
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Foot-clothing; pĕdum indūmentum, R. Ben. 55
fót-lǽst
A foot-step ⬩ foot-trace ⬩ vestīgium pĕdis ⬩ trāmes
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A foot-step, foot-trace; vestīgium pĕdis, trāmes Se wyrm onfand feóndes fótlást the worm found the foe's foot-trace, Beo. Th. 4567; B. 2289. Fótlǽstas [MS. fótlǽst] ðíne ne beóþ oncnáwen vestīgia tua non cognoscentur, Ps. Spl. 76, 19: Blickl. Homl. 203
fót-sceamel
A footstool ⬩ pĕdum scăbellum ⬩ subpĕdāneum
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A footstool; pĕdum scăbellum, subpĕdāneum Óþ-ðæt ic asette ðíne fýnd to fótsceamele ðínra fóta dōnec pōnam inĭmīcos tuos scăbellum pĕdum tuōrum, Lk. Bos. 20, 43: Ps. Lamb. 109, 1. Ge-eádmédaþ fótsceamol his fóta adōrāte scăbellum pĕdum ejus, Ps. Lamb
fót-spor
A foot-track ⬩ foot-trace ⬩ pĕdis vestīgium
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A foot-track, foot-trace; pĕdis vestīgium On ðæt fótspor on the foot-track, Lchdm. iii. 286, 3