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fór-faran

(v.)
Grammar
fór-faran, p. -fór, pl. -fóron; pp. -faren [fór before, faran to go]

To go before ⬩ get in front of ⬩ præīre

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To go before, get in front of; præīre Fórfóron him ðone múþan fóran on úter mere they got in front of them before the mouth [of the river] in the outer sea, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 21

fór-stapan

(v.)
Grammar
fór-stapan, he -stæpþ; p. -stóp, pl. -stópon; pp. -stapen

To stop ⬩ go before ⬩ precede ⬩ præcēdĕre

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To stop orgo before, precede; præcēdĕre Fýr ætfóran him fórstæpþ [Lamb. fórestæpþ] ignis ante ipsum præcēdet, Ps. Spl. 96, 3

for-legenes

Grammar
for-legenes, -legen[n]es.
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For intingari dyrnre forlegenesse (dyrneforlegenesse, v. l.), Bd. 4, 5; Sch. 379, 8. Ásliden in forlegenesse, Gr. D. 241, 15. Unálýfedre forlegenesse, Bd. 2, 5; Sch. 133, 9. Þurh dyrne forlegennesse (-legenesse, v. l.), 1, 27; Sch. 87, 22. Add

Linked entry: for-legness

for-worhta

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
for-worhta, an; m. [pp. of for-wyrcan]

A misdoer ⬩ malefactor ⬩ scĕlestus ⬩ mălefactor

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A misdoer, malefactor; scĕlestus, mălefactor Ða forworhtan, ða ðe firnedon, beóþ beofigende the malefactors, they who sinned, shall be trembling, Cd. 227; Th. 30, 28; Sat. 620

for-geat

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-geat, ðú -geáte, pl. -geáton

forgot ⬩ hast forgotten

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forgot, hast forgotten, Gen. 24, 67: Ps. Lamb. 41, 10: Jud. 3, 7;

for-beódan

(v.)
Grammar
for-beódan, -biódan, to -beódanne; part. -beódende; p. ic, he -beád, ðú -bude, pl. -budon; pp. -boden [Ger. ver-bieten]

To FORBID ⬩ prohibit ⬩ restrain ⬩ suppress ⬩ prohĭbēre ⬩ vătāre ⬩ interdīcĕre

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To FORBID, prohibit, restrain, suppress; prohĭbēre, vătāre, interdīcĕre Nelle gé hig for-beódan cuman to me nōlīte eos prohĭbēre ad me vĕnīre, Mt. Bos. 19, 14: L. C. S. 77; Th. i. 418, 24. To forbeódanne to forbid, L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 56, 1. Ðisne we

Linked entries: for-biódan fore-beódan

for-beád

(v.)
Grammar
for-beád, 1st and 3rd sing. p. of for-beódan.

forbade

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forbade, Cd. 30; Th. 40, 11; Gen. 637;

for-lure

(v.)
Grammar
for-lure, 2nd sing. p. of for-leósan: for-lure would lose,
  • Chr. 81
    • ;
  • Erl. 8, 4: Past. 7, 1
    • ;
  • Hat. MS. 12 a. 5
    • ;
p. subj. of for-leósan.

hast lost ⬩ didst lose

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hast lost, didst lose. Exon. 28 a; Th. 85, 30; Cri. 1399;

for-liden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-liden, part, [for-, liden, pp. of líðan to sail]

Shipwrecked ⬩ naufrăgus

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Shipwrecked; naufrăgus Gemildsa me, nacodum, forlidenum pity me, naked, shipwrecked, Apol. Th. 11, 19: 14, 1, 9: 15, 11: 21, 7, 13, 14, 15, 20: 22, 1, 22: 24, 16: 25, 9

Linked entries: -liden for-líþan for-liþen

for-scæncednys

(n.)
Grammar
for-scæncednys, -nyss, e; f. [for-, screncednes supplantātio]

A supplanting ⬩ deceit ⬩ supplantātio ⬩ fraus

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A supplanting, deceit; supplantātio, fraus Man miclode ofor me hleóhræscnesse oððe forscæncednysse hŏmo magnĭfĭcāvit sŭper me supplanlātiōnem, Ps. Lamb. 40, 10

for-wearþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-wearþ, 1st and 3rd sing. p. of for-weorþan.

perished

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perished, Cd. 121; Th. 156, 14; Gen. 2588;

fór-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
fór-bóc, e; f. [fór a journey, boc a book]

A journey-book ⬩ itinerary ⬩ itĭnĕrārium

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A journey-book, itinerary; itĭnĕrārium Fórbóc [MS. fórebóc], síþbóc itĭnĕrārium, Mone B. 1994

Linked entry: fór-racu

for-lǽtennys

(n.)
Grammar
for-lǽtennys, -lǽtnys, -nyss, -ness, e; f.

A leaving ⬩ remission ⬩ desolation ⬩ loss ⬩ intermissio ⬩ remissio ⬩ desōlātio ⬩ perdĭtio

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A leaving, remission, desolation, loss; intermissio, remissio, desōlātio, perdĭtio Þeóstru ne synd nán þing búton leóhtes forlǽtennyss darkness is nothing but the departure of light. Boutr. Scrd. 20, 46. On synna forlǽtnysse bæþe lavacro peccātōrum remissiōnis

Linked entry: for-létenes

for-specan

(v.)
Grammar
for-specan, for-sprecan; p. -sp[r]æc, pl. -sp[r]ǽcon; pp. -sp[r]ecen.
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to speak against, speak ill of, denounce Forsprecað hí foran tó ðisum folce, þæt 'swá hraðe swá hí becumað tó ðyssere byrig, gehseftað hí,' Hml. Th. ii. 494, 10.

for-geaf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-geaf, ðú -geáfe, pl. -geáfon

forgave ⬩ gave ⬩ gavest

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forgave, gave, gavest. Cd. 30; Th. 40, 20; Gen. 642: Gen. 3, 12;

for-sihst

(v.)
Grammar
for-sihst, -sihþ

despisest ⬩ despiseth

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despisest, despiseth, Ps. Spl. second 9, 1: Gen. 16, 5;

for-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
for-wyrd, -wird, e; f. [wyrd fortune; for-weorþan to perish] Loss,

damage ⬩ destruction ⬩ perdition ⬩ ruin ⬩ death ⬩ detrīmentum ⬩ intĕrĭtus ⬩ intĕrĭtio ⬩ perdĭtio ⬩ pernĭcies ⬩ internĕcio

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damage, destruction, perdition, ruin, death; detrīmentum, intĕrĭtus, intĕrĭtio, perdĭtio, pernĭcies, internĕcio Hér is geswutelod úre forwyrd here is made manifest our destruction, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 30; Jud. 285. He alýsde ðin líf of forwyrde qui redĭmit

Linked entries: for-wird fǽr-wyrd

for-cyrfst

(v.)
Grammar
for-cyrfst, he -cyrfþ

cuttest down ⬩ he cuts down

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cuttest down, he cuts down. Homl. Th. ii. 408, 8: Ps. Lamb. 128, 4;

for-dyde

(v.)
Grammar
for-dyde, pl. -dydon

did for ⬩ destroyed

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did for, destroyed, Deut. 9, 1: Ps. Lamb. 118, 87: for-dyde, pl. -dyden should do for, destroy, Deut. 9, 25: Bt. Met. Fox 29, 91; Met. 29, 45;

for-feran

(v.)
Grammar
for-feran, p. de; pp. ed [for-, feran to go]

To go or pass away ⬩ perish ⬩ pĕrīre

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To go or pass away, perish; pĕrīre Fórneáh ǽlc tilþ on mersclande forferde very nearly all the tilth in the marsh-land perished, Chr. 1098; Erl. 235, 13

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