for-hǽlde
An offence ⬩ offensa
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An offence; offensa, Cot. 148, Lye
for-hátan
To renounce ⬩ forswear ⬩ renuntiāre ⬩ ejurāre
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To renounce, forswear; renuntiāre, ejurāre Búton he hit forhíten hæbbe unless he have forsworn it, L. Ælf. P. 47; Th. ii. 384, 30
for-ligrian
To fornicate ⬩ fornĭcāri
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To fornicate; fornĭcāri Ðú forspildest ealle ða ðe forligriaþ fram ðé perdĭdisti omnes qui fornicantur abs te, Ps. Spl. 72, 26
for-spendan
To spend utterly ⬩ to consume ⬩ consūmĕre
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To spend utterly, to consume; consūmĕre Swíðost ealle hys spéda hý forspendaþ they squander almost all his property. Ors. 1. 1; Bos. 22, 45
Bede-ford-scír
Bedfordshire
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Bedfordshire, Chr. 1011; Th. 266, 5, col. 1
Bæda-ford-scír
Bedfordshire
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Bedfordshire, Chr. 1011; Th. 267, 4, col. 2
for-hæl
to conceal
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to conceal, Glostr. Frag. 4, 20
for-gnagan
To gnaw or eat up ⬩ corrōdĕre ⬩ comĕdĕre
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To gnaw or eat up; corrōdĕre, comĕdĕre On eallum grówendum þingon hig forgnagaþ omnia quæ nascuntur corrōdent, sive comĕdent, Ex. 10, 5. Gærstapan forgnógon swá hwæt swá se hagol belǽfde locusts gnawed up whatsoever the hail had left, Homl. Th. ii. 194
for-grówan
To grow up ⬩ grow into ⬩ increscĕre
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To grow up, grow into; increscĕre Se ǽr in dæge wæs dýre, scríðeþ nú deóp feor, brondhord geblówen, breóstum in forgrówen copper was dear in [that] day, now it circulates wide and far, an ardent treasure flourishing, grown up in the hearts, Exon. 94
for-wyrcan
to miswork ⬩ do wrong ⬩ sin ⬩ măle ăgĕre ⬩ delinquĕre ⬩ peccāre ⬩ to do for ⬩ destroy ⬩ ruin ⬩ convict ⬩ condemn ⬩ perdĕre ⬩ destruĕre ⬩ labefactāre ⬩ condemnāre ⬩ to forfeit ⬩ amittĕre
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to miswork, do wrong, sin; măle ăgĕre, delinquĕre, peccāre Ðæt ðam forworhtum mannum beo ðe mára ege for úre gesomnunge that to the wrong doing men there may be the more fear for our assemblage, L. Ath. v. § 8, 3; Th. i. 236, 16. He wiste forworhte,
Linked entries: for-wyrht for-wyrht un-forworht
for-rotian
To become wholly rotten ⬩ to rot ⬩ putrefy ⬩ computrescĕre
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To become wholly rotten, to rot, putrefy; computrescĕre Ða fixas acwelaþ and ða wæteru forrotiaþ fisces mŏrientur et computrescent ăquæ, Ex. 7, 18. Hit forrotode computruit, 16, 20. Gemolsnad flǽsc vel forrotad corrupted flesh; tābes, Ælfc. Gl. 12; Som
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for-wyrst
shalt perish ⬩ perishes
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shalt perish, perishes. Ex. 9, 15: Ps. Lamb. 1, 6;
fór-cuman
To FORE-COME ⬩ go before ⬩ prevent ⬩ prævĕnīre
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To FORE-COME, go before, prevent; prævĕnīre Arís, Drihten, fórcum hí exurge, Dŏmĭne, prævĕni eos, Ps. Spl. 16, 14. Ic fórcom on rípunga prævēni in matūrĭtāte, 118, 147
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for-hogednes
Contempt ⬩ disdain ⬩ contemptus
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Contempt, disdain; contemptus Fatu on forhogednysse hæfde vāsa despectui hăbĭta, Bd. 3, 22; S. 552, 15. Gefylled we synd forhogodnesse replēti sŭmus despectiōne, Ps. Spl. M. C. 122, 4
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for-tendan
To burn off or away ⬩ sear ⬩ inūrĕre
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To burn off or away, sear; inūrĕre Ðǽm mǽdencildum [MS. -cildan], ða wíf fortendon ðæt swýðre breóst fóran, ðæt hit weaxan ne sceolde, ðæt hí hæfden ðý strengran scyte; forðon hí mon hét on Creácisc Amázanas, ðæt is on Englisc fortende from the female
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fór-wyrcan
To work or place before ⬩ obstruct ⬩ barricade ⬩ oppōnére ⬩ obstruĕre
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To work or place before, obstruct, barricade; oppōnére, obstruĕre Se cing geháwode hwǽr man mihte ða eá fórwyrcan [fór-wyrcean, col. 2] the king observed where the river might be obstructed, Chr. 896; Th. 173, 36, col. 1. He hæfde ealle ða geatu fórworht
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for-ealdian
To grow or wax old ⬩ become old ⬩ senescĕre ⬩ veterascĕre ⬩ inveterascĕre
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To grow or wax old, become old; senescĕre, veterascĕre, inveterascĕre Wyrceaþ seódas, ða ðe ne forealdigeaþ făcĭte vōbis saccŭlos, qui non veterascunt, Lk. Bos. 12, 33. Bearn elelendisce forealdodon fīlii aliēni inveterāti sunt, Ps. Lamb. 17, 46. Forealldodon
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for-grindan
To grind thoroughly ⬩ grind to pieces ⬩ grind down ⬩ crush ⬩ pulverize ⬩ mangle ⬩ consume ⬩ destroy ⬩ commŏlĕre ⬩ contĕrĕre ⬩ contundĕre ⬩ confringĕre ⬩ pulvĕrāre ⬩ lăcĕrāre ⬩ demōlīri
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To grind thoroughly, grind to pieces, grind down, crush, pulverize, mangle, consume, destroy; commŏlĕre, contĕrĕre, contundĕre, confringĕre, pulvĕrāre, lăcĕrāre, demōlīri Forgrindan commŏlĕre, Cot. 35. Ic forgrand gramum I fiercely (?) crushed [them
for-gýman
To neglect ⬩ pass by ⬩ transgress ⬩ neglĭgĕre ⬩ prætĕrīre ⬩ transgrĕdi
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To neglect, pass by, transgress; neglĭgĕre, prætĕrīre, transgrĕdi He ða forþgesceaft forgyteþ and forgýmeþ he forgets and neglects the future state, Beo. Th. 3506; B. 1751. Hwí forgýmáþ ðíne leorningcnihtas úre yldrena lage quāre discĭpūli tui transgrĕdiuntur
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for-rǽdan
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Iudéisc folc þurh deófles láre hine forrǽdde (fordémde on margin of a later MS.), Wlfst. 17, 19. Hé geþafode þæt hine man tó deáþe forrǽdde, 22, 20. Add