for-hwám
wherefore ⬩ why. ⬩ who
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wherefore, why. who; interrog
for-hwerfan
To transform ⬩ pervert ⬩ transformāre ⬩ pervertĕre
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To transform, pervert; transformāre, pervertĕre Cnihtas wurdon ealle forhwerfde to sumum dióre the men were all transformed to some beast, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 172; Met. 26, 86: Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 2. Eówra sáwla má forhwerfdon ðonne hie gerihton they have
for-hycgan
To despise ⬩ reject ⬩ despicĕre ⬩ contemnĕre ⬩ spernĕre
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To despise, reject; despicĕre, contemnĕre, spernĕre Ðe forhycgeaþ God who despise God, Ps. Th. 52, 6. Ðæt ic ne forhycge I reject it not, Exon. 63 b; Th. 235, 4; Ph. 552
Linked entries: for-hicgan for-hogian
for-hylman
To cover over ⬩ conceal ⬩ obdūcĕre ⬩ occŭlĕre
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To cover over, conceal; obdūcĕre, occŭlĕre Ne dorste forhylman Hǽlendes bebod he dared not conceal the Saviour's command, Andr. Kmbl. 1469; An. 736
Linked entry: -hylman
for-legenes
Fornication ⬩ fornĭcātio
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Fornication; fornĭcātio Búton forlegenysse þingum excepta fornĭcātiōnis causa, Mt. Bos. 5, 32. He swylce unalýfeddre forlegnesse and egeslícre wæs besmiten fornĭcātiōne pollūtus est tāli, Bd. 2, 5; S. 506, 39
Linked entries: for-ligenes for-ligenes
for-legere
A fornicator ⬩ fornĭcātor
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A fornicator; fornĭcātor. Som. Ben. Lye
Linked entry: -legere
for-legystre
A harlot ⬩ mĕretrix
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A harlot; mĕretrix, Som. Ben. Lye
for-liger
A fornicator ⬩ adulterer ⬩ fornĭcātor ⬩ ădulter
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A fornicator, adulterer; fornĭcātor, ădulter Ðæt Abraham nǽre forliger [MS. -ligr] geteald ut Abraham non computātus ădulter esset, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 21. v. hor-cwén an adulteress. Forligr adulter, Wrt. Voc. 86, 68. He is forlír he is an adulterer, Homl
for-liger
Adulterous ⬩ ădulter
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Adulterous; ădulter Yfel cneórys and forliger [μοιχαλίς adulterous] secþ tácn genĕrātio măla et adultĕra signunt quærit. Mt. Bos. 12, 39
for-liggang
Lŭpānar ⬩ prostĭbŭlum
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Lŭpānar, prostĭbŭlum, Cot. 194
for-ligr
Fornication
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Fornication, Mt. Bos. 15, 19
for-lír
a fornicator
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a fornicator, Homl. Th. ii. 208, 17: 324, 7
for-líðednes
Shipwreck ⬩ naufrăgium
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Shipwreck; naufrăgium. Som. Ben. Lye
for-lor
Destruction ⬩ perdition ⬩ loss ⬩ perdĭtio
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Destruction, perdition, loss; perdĭtio Hæleða forlor men's perdition, Cd. 33; Th. 45, 4; Gen. 721. Ic ofslóg ðis folc and to forlore gedyde I slew and destroyed this people, Past. 37, 2; Hat. MS. 49 b, 23: Andr. Kmbl. 2846; An. 1425. Mid hæleða forlore
for-lorenes
FORLORNNESS ⬩ destruction ⬩ perdĭtio
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FORLORNNESS, destruction; perdĭtio Ic geseó me stówe gegearwode beón éccre forlorenesse mihi lŏcum despĭcio æternæ perdĭtiōnis esse præpărātum, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 29. On lyre oððe on forlorenesse in perdĭtiōne, Ps. Lamb. 87, 12
fór-mǽrnes
Brightness ⬩ glory ⬩ renown ⬩ clārĭtas
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Brightness, glory, renown; clārĭtas Fórmǽrnes and genyht renown and abundance, Bt. 34, 6; Fox 140, 23, note 8
for-mengan
To join together ⬩ mingle ⬩ conjungĕre
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To join together, mingle; conjungĕre,Past. 21, 1? Lye
for-molsnian
To putrefy ⬩ corrupt ⬩ make rotten ⬩ decay ⬩ putrefăcĕre ⬩ tabefăcĕre ⬩ macĕrāre
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To putrefy, corrupt, make rotten, decay; putrefăcĕre, tabefăcĕre, macĕrāre To duste formolsnod decayed to dust, Wanl. Catal. 20, 4; Homl. Th. i. 218, 25. Se ylca God, ðé ealle þing of náhte geworhte, mæg arǽran ða formolsnedan líchaman of ðam duste the
fór-moni
Very many ⬩ permultus
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Very many; permultus Fórmoni man many a man, Byrht. Th. 138, 52; By. 239
for-myltan
to melt
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to melt Ic formylte līquor, Ælfc. Gr. 29; Som. 33, 44