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sǽ-fór

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-fór, e; f.

A journey by sea, a voyage

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A journey by sea, a voyage Nis ðæs módwlonc mon ofer eorþan . . . ðæt hé á his sǽfóre sorge næbbe, Exon. Th. 308, 19; Seef. 42

sceáf-fót

(adj.)
Grammar
sceáf-fót, adj.

Splay-footed

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Splay-footed Scábfoot, scaabfót,scáffo[o]t pansa, Txts. 90, 832. Scáffót, Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 78

scearn-fifel

Similar entry: scearn-wifel

út-fór

(n.)
Grammar
út-fór, e; f.

A going out from the body ⬩ an evacuation

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A going out from the body, an evacuation Be drencum and útfórum, Lchdm. ii. 14, 30

wæl-fel

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-fel, adj.

Cruel to the slain ⬩ very cruel

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Cruel to the slain (?) or very cruel. Cf. wæl-hreów Hræfen uppe gól, wan and wælfel, Elen. Kmbl. 105; El. 53

æl-fer

(n.)
Grammar
æl-fer, n. l. æl-faru; f.

gryre-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
gryre-fáh, adj.

Terribly hostile ⬩ terrible in its variegated colouring

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Terribly hostile or terrible in its variegated colouring, Beo. Th. 5146; B. 2576

ofer-fón

(v.)

to seize ⬩ rapere

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to seize Oferféng obuncabat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 69. Þeódríc ðone þegn oferféng, héht healdan ðone hererinc, Met. 1, 69. Ðá genáman him æfést tó ða ealdormen ðara sacerda, and hine sylfne oferféngon, Blickl. Homl. 177, 21. Hé hiene oferfón hét, and áhón

Linked entry: ofer-feng

ofer-firr

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-firr, e; f.

Too great distance

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Too great distance Hit is feáwum mannum cúð for ðære oferfyrre insula Thule, quae per infinitum a ceteris separata, vix paucis nota habetur, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24, 21

Linked entry: firr

swát-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
swát-fáh, adj.

Blood-stained

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Blood-stained Oft æt hilde gedreás swátfag and sweordwund sec[g] æfter óðrum, Vald. 1, 5. Swátfáh syrce, Beo. Th. 2226; B. 1111

for-spild

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Onlícnesse ... ðára ðe hiera hátheortnes hié suíðe hrædlíce on færspild gelǽd typum eorum quos vehementer arripiens furor in praeceps ducit, Past. 295, 19. Add

for-spildness

(n.)
Grammar
for-spildness, e; f.

Destruction ⬩ perdition

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Destruction, perdition Þý lǽs hit gelumpe ꝥ hé sylfa æfter þon eall geeóde in mycele forspildnysse (-spildnyssum, -spilnisse, -spillednysse, v. ll.) ne ipse postmodum in immane praecipitium totus iret, Gr. D. 95, 24. Seó nǽdre sende hí selfe in forspildnesse

for-spillan

to destroy ⬩ to destroy by extravagant use ⬩ consume wastefully ⬩ waste ⬩ to lose

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Add: to destroy Land hý áwéstað and burga forbærnað anð ǽhta forspillað, Wlfst, 133, 10. Forspil hý disperde eos, Ps. Rdr. 53, 7. ꝥ ic forspille ( disperderem ) of ceastre ealle, Ps. Srt. 100, 9. Is nédðearf ꝥ hié man forspille, and mid ordum hié man

for-specan

(v.)
Grammar
for-specan, for-sprecan; p. -sp[r]æc, pl. -sp[r]ǽcon ; pp. -sp[r]ecen .

to speak against ⬩ speak ill of ⬩ denounce ⬩ to misrepresent a case, ⬩ state wrongly ⬩ to lose that which is the subject of a suit ⬩ to speak to no purpose ⬩ waste one's words

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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. [ Fra steven of forspekand a voce obloquentisPs. 43, 17. ] to misrepresent a case, state

for-spennend

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Bepǽcend ł forspennend illecebrosus, Hpt. Gl. 481, 34, For Mone B. 3130 Substitute

for-spennendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-spennendlic, adj.

Alluring ⬩ enticing

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Alluring, enticing Forspænnendlicum (-spænend-, Hpt. Gl. 525, 65) lenocinante, An. Ox. 5283. Forspennendlice geférrǽdene inlecebrosa consortia, 222

for-spenning

luring to evil action ⬩ luring to destruction

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Add: luring to evil action Forspenning inlecebra, Hy. S. 64, 31. Líchamlicere forspennicge (-spynnincge, Hpt. Gl. 447, 16) carnalis inlecebre, An. Ox. 1724. Mid forspennincge lenocinio, 3159. Forspenningce (-spenincge, Hpt. Gl. 512, 71) illecebras, 4599

for-sprǽc

Similar entry: fore-spræc

for-spræca

(n.)
Grammar
for-spræca, -spreca.

Similar entry: fore-spreca

for-spilness

Linked entry: -spilnes