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for-sworennys

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Of ðisum leahtre (gítsung) beóð ácennede leásunga ... and forsworennys, Hml. Th. ii. 220, 11. Gítsung ( avaritia ) macað leásunga and forsworennyssa, Hml. S. 16, 283. Add

for-ðam

Grammar
for-ðam, v. se;
3 b.

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for-þanclíce

(adv.)

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for-þancol

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for-þeahtung

(n.)
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for-þeahtung, e; f.
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Advice, exhortation Gesceádwíslicre forþahtincge mynegunge rationabili exortationis monitu, Angl. xiii. 447, 1167

Linked entry: forþ-atincg

for-þeófian

(v.)
Grammar
for-þeófian, v. for-þiófan, þeófian
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in Dict

for-þeón

(v.)
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to surpass

for-þeóstrian

(v.)
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Forþrýstrede obscuravit, Bl. Gl. Add

for-þindan

(v.)
Grammar
for-þindan, pp. -þunden
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To swell up Gif men sié maga ásúrod and forþunden, Lch. ii. 356, 11. v. for-þunden in Dict

Linked entries: for-þunden þindan

for-þrǽstednes

(n.)
Grammar
for-þrǽstednes, for-þrǽstnes
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a crushing, breaking to pieces; contritio Forðréstednis contritio, Ps. Srt. 13, 3. Forðréstnisse contritiones, 146, 3. Forðrástnisse, 59, 4

for-þringan

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Add: to thrust aside, crowd out On nánum stówum ne sý endebyrdnes be nánre ylde gefadod, ne seó yld þá geogoðe ne forþringe, R. Ben. 115, 7

for-þrycednes

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for-þrycednes, for-þryccednes.
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Take here <b>for-þriccednes</b> in Dict., and add Geberg from ferðrycednisse refugium a pressura, Ps. Srt. 31, 7

for-þrycness

(n.)
Grammar
for-þrycness, e; f.
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Oppression, extortion Þa unrihtwísan déman him of hira ceasterwarena forðrycnesse gestreón gaderiað, Ll. Lbmn. 475. 26

Linked entry: þrycness

for-þrysmian

(v.)
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Add: <b>-þrysman.</b> to choke as with smoke Þá Judéas Crýst mid stengum and myd blásum hyne forþrysmodon and úre leóht ofslógon, Hml. A. 191, 291. Þæt sǽd mid þǽra þorna wæstme forðrysmod wearð, Hml. Th. ii. 92, 6. Forðresmedon suffocato

for-þunden

Similar entry: for-þindan

for-þwyrftan

(v.)
Grammar
for-þwyrftan, (-þwyrtan)
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to cut off, cut down; obtruncare Forþwyrtan obtruncasse, An. Ox. 5028. Fortþerty ( = forþwyrte) obtruncati, 11, 75. Hí man forðwyrftum limum tó wæfersýne tucode, Hml. S. 28, 128

ge-fer

Similar entry: ge-fær

un-fyrn

Grammar
un-fyrn, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Hé wæs nú unfyrn (nú for lyttlum fyrste, v.l.) forðféred ante non longum tempus defunctus est, Gr. D. 71, 18. add "Hé deád byð unfyrn" . . . þírn ódran dæge æfter þæs Godes weres cwide hé his líf geendode, 62, 28. Þú wást ꝥ ic sylfa unfyrn sceall

for-dilemengan

(v.)
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to dissemble, not to observe Ne fordilemenge man gyltas neque dissimulent peccata, Chrd. 18, 9

for-dón

Similar entry: on-fordón

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