for-dyslic
Very foolish
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Very foolish Is ꝥ þonne fordyslic geswinc, Bt. 18, 1; S. 42, 10
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for-dyttan
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Add Fordytte obstruit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 24. Fordyttat obtrudite, Germ. 398, 95. Fordyt oblitum, coopertum, 397, 378. in a literal, physical sense Þá geoniendan ceáfla þrotbollan fordytte hiulcos (i. apertos) faucium gurguliones oppilauit (i. obturauit
for-fæger
Very beautiful
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Very beautiful, surpassingly fair Hé (the Phenix) hine forbærneþ and eft forfæger ediung úp áríseþ, E. S. viii. 479, 89
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for-fang
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Huic libertati concede additamentum . . . mundbryche, burhbryce . . . forfænge . . . aliasque omnes leges et consuetudines quae ad me pertinent, Cht. Th. 411, 31. Add: ¶ for-fang occurs in a list of emoluments accruing to the king (Edward the Confessor
for-faran
To perish ⬩ To destroy ⬩ to blockade
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Add: intrans. To perish Þú wást ꝥ ic ne wiðsace ꝥ ic sylf ne forfare, Hml. S. 12, 194. Micel gesǽlð bið þé þæt þú on ðínre gesǽlðe ne forfare, Hml. Th. ii. 392, 33. Fýse hí man út of þissan earde, oþþe on earde forfaran hí mid ealle, Ll. Th. i. 378,
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for-gǽgednys
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Bið seó ealde forgǽgednys geendod (ut consummetur praeuaricatio, Dan. 9, 24), Hml. Th. ii. 14, 12. Þurh heora ágene forgǽgednysse and ðwyrnysse, i. 112, 34. For heora forgǽgednissum pro suis excessibus, Hy. S. 65, 1. Ꝥæt folc for heora mándǽdum and forgǽgednyssum
for-gebind
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for-genge
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Going with difficulty(?); of an arrangement, hard to carry out, impracticable(?) Gyf hit on lencten gebyrige, ꝥ þæ þonne þǽre flǽscun geweorð on fisce gestriéne, búton ꝥ þis forgenge sié if it (the time for giving a contribution of food (including flesh
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for-georne
Very diligently
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Very diligently Geseó wé nú forgeorne, Bl. H. 111, 23
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for-gifan
to give ⬩ bestow ⬩ grant ⬩ dispense ⬩ to give ⬩ to give ⬩ to give ⬩ to give up ⬩ hand over ⬩ deliver up ⬩ commit ⬩ practice ⬩ to give back ⬩ restore ⬩ to marry ⬩ to grant ⬩ permit ⬩ allow ⬩ to grant ⬩ to give ⬩ cause ⬩ to forgive
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Add: to give, bestow, grant, dispense Gewelegade, forgæf donat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 72. Forgeaf contulit, hié forgeáfan contulerunt, 24, 26, 7. Hwá mæg þám gýtsere genóh forgifan? Swá him mon máre selþ, swá hine má lyst, Bt. 7, 4; F. 22, 34. Forgyfende
for-gifen
forgiven ⬩ pardoned ⬩ mild ⬩ gentle ⬩ indulgent
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forgiven, pardoned Þé georne tó Gode bide and tó his hálgum, wið þám ðe þíne synna þæs ðe forgifenron beón, Wlfst. 290, 10. mild; remissus. of persons, gentle, indulgent Hé wæs Rómánum swá forgiefen and swá milde swá him nán onwald næs ǽr þǽm Tiberius
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for-gifenlic
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that is freed from an oppressive obligation, easy. For 'forgiving, . . ., bearable' substitute:
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for-gildan
to pay back ⬩ restore ⬩ pay damages ⬩ to pay for ⬩ buy off ⬩ to repay ⬩ pay out ⬩ requite ⬩ to pay ⬩ perform
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to pay back, restore what has been taken Gif man forstele feoðerfót neát . . . fæste án gear and forgylde ꝥ hé forstolen hæbbe (quod furatus fuerit reddat), oððe .II. geár fæste, Ll. Th. ii. 140, 34. with idea of compensation. absolute, to make compensation
for-gíman
to neglect ⬩ to neglect ⬩ to disregard
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Add: to neglect a concrete thing Gyf hé for slǽwðe his hláfordes [land] forgýmð, ne bið his ágnum wel geborgen, Ll. Th. i. 440, 16. Gif preóst húsl forgíme, ii. 292, 23. Ðeáh úre heorda hwylc án sceáp forgýme, 326, 24. Ne sceolde hé nán ðing forgýman
for-gitel
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for-giten
Forgetful
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Forgetful Críst nelle gehýran þæs gímeleásan and þæs forgytenan mannes gebedrǽdene, Bl. H. 57, 4. Ealra þǽra worda hí wǽron forgytene, Hml. S. 23, 389
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for-gnagan
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Forgnagen conrosus, i. deuoratus, An. Ox. 3820. Mid deórenum ceaflum forgnegen, 3343. Forgnagene roderentur, 3565. Add
for-gnísednys
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Dele
for-grindan
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Þú forgrindesþ commolitis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 14. Forgrindet commolitio (? commolit; for the inflexion -et, cf. menget confundit, 11. Or(?) the -et might be a noun suffix, cf. onǽlet: or(?) for-grind (cf. ge-grind) might be taken), 105, 9. Forgrundenum
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