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for-scrincan

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Swá hwæt swá heó gesyhð, hyt forscrincð and gewíteþ, Lch. i. 242, 24. Hond forscriuncen manus arida, Mt. L. 12, 10. Add

for-scúfan

To drive away

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To drive away, drive to destruction Werud (the Israelites) wæs wígblác, oð þæt wlance (the Egyptians) forsceáf mihtig engel, Exod. 204. Substitute:

for-scyldig

(adj.)
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for-scyldig, adj.

wickedflagitious

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Very guilty, wicked, flagitious Mid forscildigum sceteratis (manibus), An. Ox. 4707. On forscyldegodum (-scyldigum, v. l.) monnan, Hml. A. 58, 170

for-scyldigod

(adj.)
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for-scyldigod, adj. (ptcpl.)

Guiltywickedinfamous

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Guilty, wicked, infamous Fǽrlíce gewítt hé of ðissere worulde, nacod and forscyldigod, Hml. Th. i. 66, 13. Ðæt forscildgode wíf, Ap. Th. 26, 17. Sege, þú forscyldeguda, Hml. S. 2, 201. God gewrecð his forsewennysse on forscyldegodum mannum, Hml. A. 58

for-scyttan

preclude

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to shut off or out, preclude Forscytte praeueniet, Ps. L. 58, 11. Forscyttende obdensa, i. opponens, Germ. 397, 480. Add:

Linked entries: scyttan for-scytlic

for-seáþ

(n.)
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Be eástan forseáðas, C. D. v. 173, 16

for-sécan

to attack

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to seek with hostile intent, to attack, Add:

for-seón

to despisehold in contemptto rejectto rejectto refuse

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Add: to despise, hold in contempt a person or thing Hé forsiehð (-sihð, v. l.) ðá ðe him underðiódde beóð subjectos despicit, Past. 111, 13: Bt. 19; F. 68, 32. Forsiohð, Kent. Gl. 490: 1090. Forsioð, 529: 541. Forseó ðysse worulde wlence, gif ðú wille

fór-settan

Similar entry: fore-settan

for-sewenlic

(adj.)
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for-sewenlic, adj.

contemptibleabjectdespised

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deserving contempt, contemptible Forsewenlic biþ ꝥ werod ꝥ wífmenn feohtað that army is contemptible in which women fight, Hml. S. 31, 1097. Ðá ungedyrstigan wénað ðæt ðæt suíðe forsewenlic sié ðætte hié doð vehementer despecta putant esse quae faciunt

Linked entry: for-sáwenlic

for-sewenlíce

(adv.)
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Forsewenlice deáð þrowian, Mart. H. 156, 20. Hý habbað mé swýðe forsewenlíce útan ymbstanden projicientes me circumdederunt me, Ps. Th. 16, 10. Add

for-sewestre

Similar entry: for-sǽwestre

for-sláwian

(v.)
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Substitute: to lose by sloth, neglect through laziness Ðonne wé forsláwiað ðone gecópestan tíman ... ðonne bistilð sió slǽwð on ús, Past. 283, 1. to be slow to do Þú náht ne forsláwodest ꝥ þú þín ágen feorh for hine ne sealdest thou wert not slow to

Linked entry: for-slǽwan

for-slegenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-slegenlic, adj.

Shamefulignominious

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Shameful, ignominious God hine (John the Baptist) forlét swá forslegenlicne (cf. (?) for-slegen profligatus. II. 2; or (?) l. for-segenlicne ( = -sewen-) one MS. has forsewenlíce) and swá orwyrðlicne deáð þrowian, Mart. H. 156, 20

Linked entry: -slegenlic

for-smorian

(v.)
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Forsmored[um] suffocato, An. Ox. 1481. Add

for-spanan

(v.)

allureto lureto lureto lure

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to lure to evil, allure. Add: to lure Forspenð hé hit mid ðǽre wólberendan óliccunge mentem securitatis pestiferae blanditiis seducit, Past. 415, 12. Forspa[nendre?] illecebroso (v. for-spennan), Angl. xiii. 34, 174. Forspanendum lufum illecebrosis amplexibus

for-spanincg

(adj.)
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for-spanincg, Adj
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Forspanninge lenocinio, An. Ox. 3192. On forspanegum inlecebris, Kent. Gl. 301. Forspanincga inlecebras, Scint. 87, 4

for-speca

Similar entry: fore-spreca

for-specan

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for-spennen

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For Mone B. 671 substitute Hpt. Gl. 420, 66