for-súgan
To suck or draw out ⬩ exsūgere
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To suck or draw out; exsūgere Wið forsogenum magan oððe aþundenum for a drawn out or puffed up stomach, L. M. 2, 7; Lchdm. ii. 186, 17
for-swælan
To burn ⬩ burn up ⬩ consume ⬩ scorch ⬩ ūrĕre ⬩ exūrĕre ⬩ combūrĕre ⬩ concrĕmāre ⬩ exæstuāre
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To burn, burn up, consume, scorch; ūrĕre, exūrĕre, combūrĕre, concrĕmāre, exæstuāre Ic forswæle oððe forbærne ūro, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 11. Hé wendon to Wealinga forda, and ðæt eall forswældon they turned to Wallingford and burnt it all, Chr. 1006
for-swápan
To sweep away ⬩ verrĕre ⬩ protrūdĕre
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To sweep away; verrĕre, protrūdĕre Hie wyrd forsweóp fate has swept them away, Beo. Th. 959; B. 477. Hafaþ us God forswapen on ðás sweartan mistas God has swept us into these dark mists, Cd. 21; Th. 25, 9; Gen. 391. Ealle wyrd forsweóp [MS. forsweof]
for-sweltan
To die away ⬩ perish ⬩ permŏri
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To die away, perish; permŏri Manig wíf forswilt for hire bearne many a woman dies because of her child, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 11, note 17. Forswealt disparuit, Cot. 65: 190
for-sweolgan
to swallow up ⬩ devour
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to swallow up, devour, Ps. Th. 123, 2
for-sweorcan
To be very dark ⬩ to darken ⬩ obscure ⬩ calīgāre ⬩ obscūrāre
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To be very dark, to darken, obscure; calīgāre, obscūrāre Eágena bearhtm forsiteþ and forsworceþ the brightness of the eyes diminishes and darkens, Beo. Th. 3538; B. 1767. Seó sunne biþ forsworcen sol obscūrābĭtur, Mt. Bos. 24, 29. On forsworcenan in
for-swerian
To FORSWEAR ⬩ to swear falsely ⬩ perjure ⬩ ejūrāre ⬩ pējĕrāre
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To FORSWEAR, to swear falsely, perjure; ejūrāre, pējĕrāre He sigewǽpnum forsworen hæfde he had forsworn martial weapons, Beo. Th. 1613; B. 804. Ic forswerige pējĕro, Ælfc. Gl. 84; Som. 73, 98; Wrt. Voc. 49, 6. Ne forswere ðú non perjūrābis, Mt. Bos.
fór-swíðe
Very strongly ⬩ very much ⬩ vehemently ⬩ utterly ⬩ valde ⬩ vehĕmenter
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Very strongly, very much, vehemently, utterly; valde, vehĕmenter Hí wurdon gehergode and gehýnde fórswíðe eahtatýne gear afflicti sunt et vehĕmenter oppressi per annos dĕcem et octo, Jud. 10, 8: Ps. Th. 84, 8. Næfde se here Angelcyn ealles fórswíðe gebrócod
for-sworennys
False swearing ⬩ perjury ⬩ pejĕrātio ⬩ perjūrium
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False swearing, perjury; pejĕrātio, perjūrium Cýpmannum gedafenaþ ðæt hi sóþfæstnysse healdon, and lofian heora þing búton láþre forsworennysse it is fitting to merchants that they hold truth, and praise their things without hateful perjury. Homl. Th
for-swúgian
To pass over in silence ⬩ sĭlentio prætĕrīre
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To pass over in silence; sĭlentio prætĕrīre Ǽlc ánweald biþ forswfigod gif he biþ bútan wísdóme every power is passed over in silence, if it be without wisdom. Bt. 17; Fox 60, 10
for-sýgian
To pass over in silence ⬩ conceal ⬩ sĭlentio prætĕrire
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To pass over in silence, conceal; sĭlentio prætĕrire Hú wéne we hú monegra máran bismra hý forsýgedon can we think how many greater reproaches they concealed? Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 80, 27
fór-syngian
To sin greatly ⬩ multum peccāre
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To sin greatly; multum peccāre Ne wurþ ǽnig man on worlde swá swíðe fórsyngad, ðe he wið Gode gebétan ne mǽge no man in the world is so very sinful, that he may not make atonement to God, L. Pen. 12; Th. ii. 282, 1
fór-þearle
Very much ⬩ greatly ⬩ valde ⬩ vehĕmenter
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Very much, greatly; valde, vehĕmenter He behýdde his swíðran hand, ofsceamod fórþearle he hid his right hand, greatly ashamed thereof, Ælfc. T. 37, 13: Jud. 3, 8
fór-þearlíce
Very severely ⬩ strictly ⬩ districte
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Very severely, strictly; districte, R. Ben. 2
for-þencan
To misthink ⬩ disdain ⬩ despise ⬩ distrust ⬩ despair ⬩ dedignāri ⬩ diffīdĕre
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To misthink, disdain, despise, distrust, despair; dedignāri, diffīdĕre Ðæt is nú git ðínre unrihtwísnesse ðæt ðú eart fullneáh forþoht; ac ic nolde ðæt ðú ðé forþohtest; forðam se se ðe hine forþencþ, se biþ ormód it is still thy fault that thou art
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for-þeón
To oppress ⬩ opprĭmere ⬩ subĭgĕre
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To oppress; opprĭmere, subĭgĕre Scírne scíman sceadu forþeóde shadow oppressed the bright splendour, Rood Kmbl. 108; Kr. 54
for-þeóstrian
To darken ⬩ be dark ⬩ obscūrāre
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To darken, be dark; obscūrāre He asende þeóstru and forþeóstrade oððe swearc mīsit tenebras et obscūrāvit, Ps. Lamb. 104, 28
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for-þingian
To plead for anyone ⬩ intercede ⬩ intercēdĕre
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To plead for anyone, intercede; intercēdĕre Búton se hláford ðone wer forþingian wille unless the lord will intercede for the man, L. Alf. pol. 21: Wilk. 39, 34
for-þolian
To be deprived of ⬩ want ⬩ prīvāri ⬩ cărēre
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To be deprived of, want; prīvāri, cărēre Wát se ðe sceal his winedryhtnes lárcwidum longe forþolian he knows who must long be deprived of his dear lord's lessons, Exon. 77 a; Th. 288, 29; Wand. 38
for-þrǽstan
To entirely bruise ⬩ break ⬩ contĕrĕre
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To entirely bruise, break; contĕrĕre. Ps. Spl. C. 45, 9: 104, 15, 31: 123, 7. Hpt. Gl. 425; 441