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forþ-here

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-here, -herge, es; m.

The front or van of an armyfrons exercĭtūs

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The front or van of an army; frons exercĭtūs Hie getealdon on dam forþherge féðan twelfe they numbered twelve bands in their van, Cd. 154; Th. 192, 1; Exod. 225

forþ-lífan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-lífan, p. -láf, pl. -lifon; pp. -lifen [lífan to leave]

To stand outappearpromĭnēre

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To stand out, appear; promĭnēre Mid ðý me of sweoran forþlífaþ seó reádnes and bryne ðæs swyles dum mihi de collo rŭbor tŭmōris, ardorque promĭneat, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 30

forþ-mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-mǽre, adj.

Very greatpræclārus

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Very great; præclārus Gewíteþ on westródor forþmǽre tungol faran the very great star departs to go into the western sky, Exon. 93 b; Th. 350, 25; Sch. 69

forþ-man

(n.)

one very rich or wealthyprædīves

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one very rich or wealthy; prædīves, Som. Ben. Lye

forþ-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
forþ-rihte, adv.

Distinctlyplainlymanifestlyexpresseplānedirecte

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Distinctly, plainly, manifestly; expresse, plāne, directe,C. R. Ben. 29. Forþrihte indeclinabiliter, Hpt. Gl. 406

forþ-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-ryne, es; m.

An onward courseprocursus

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An onward course; procursus Heóldon forþryne eástreámas heora river-streams held their onward course, Cd. 12; Th. 14, 8; Gen. 215

forþ-scencan

(v.)

to drink topropīnāre

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to drink to; propīnāre, Cot. 149

forþ-spównes

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-spównes, -ness, e; f. [spówan to succeed]

Great successAn advancea growthprosperityprofectus

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Great success, hence An advance, a growth, prosperity; profectus To forþspównesse gedéfenre heánesse ad profectum dēbĭti culmĭnis, Bd. 2, 4; S. 505, 17

Linked entry: spówness

forþ-steallian

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-steallian, p. ode; pp. od

To come to passposthac lŏcum hăbēre

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To come to pass; posthac lŏcum hăbēre Sceal seó wyrd swá ðeáh forþsteallian that event shall yet come to pass, Cd. 109; Th. 144, 15; Gen. 2390

Linked entry: steallian

forþ-tihting

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-tihting, e; f. [tihting persuasion],

An exhortationexhortātio

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An exhortation; exhortātio, Epil. Reg. Concord

forþ-weard

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-weard, es; m.

A forward guardpilotprōrēta

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A forward guard, pilot; prōrēta Forþweard scipes the pilot of the ship, Cd. 71; Th. 86, 26; Gen. 1436

Linked entry: forþ-werd

forþ-lútan

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Forðloton tó yfle prona in malum, Chrd. 54, 31. Add

þanan-forþ

Similar entry: þanan

forþ-atincg

Similar entry: for-þeahtung

forþ-bǽre

Similar entry: forþ-bǽro

forþ-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-dǽd, e; f.
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Profit, advantage Mid his handcræfte hé ( S. Paul ) teolode his and his geférena forþdǽda, Hml. Th. i. 392, 17. Cf. Þá munecas náht syllan ne móston búta þám ánum þe heora bigleofan forð dydon ( were of service to their sustenance ), Hml. S. 31, 325

forþ-fæderas

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Add: Fathers. in a natural sense Eówere forðfæderas ( patres uestri, Jn. 6, 58) ǽton þone heofonlican mete, Hml. Th. ii. 266, 30: i. 558, 20. Heora heortan gerihtlǽcan mid heora fórðfædera gebysnunge (v. Acts, c. 7), 46, 9. Bið gelóme ofsprincg forscyldegod

forþ-geleóred

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-geleóred, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Departed, deceased In þǽra forðgeleóredra fædera dǽdum in patrum praecedentium factis, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 356, 201

forþ-gewiten

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-gewiten, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Past His forðgewitenan yfelu hé sceal andettan, R. Ben. 18, 10

forþ-heald

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Add: bent forwards, inclined from the perpendicular; fig. prone to Andgit and geþóht menniscre heortan syndon forðhealde tó yfele ( in malum prona ), Gen. 8, 21. sloping, inclined to the horizontal Se weg is rúm and forðheald þe tó deáðe and tó hellewíte