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for-giten

(adj.)
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for-giten, adj.

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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for-hátan

to renounceoutlawproscribe

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Add: to promise or vow not to do, to renounce Bútan synne hé mæg gehíwian, gif hé hit ǽr ne forhét sine culpa ad conjugium veniunt si necdum meliora voverunt, Past. 401, 35. Ne lyst mé náwiht ðára metta þe ic forhátan habbe ea quae statui non edere nihil

for-hátena

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for-hátena, v.

Similar entry: for-hǽþan

for-heáfod

Similar entry: fore-heáfod

for-heard

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Þú mé forhæardne lǽrst thou dost teach me a very hard doctrine, Solil. H. 42, 18. Add

for-heardian

(v.)
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Ǽr þon ðe hé þone forheardodan swile gehnesce, Lch. ii. 212, 18. Add

for-helan

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Add: with acc. Gif hwilc túnes man ǽnigne pænig forhele oþþe forhæbbe, Ll. Th. ii. 300, 5. Nǽnne sacleásan man forsecgean, ne nǽnne sacne forhelan, i. 294, 6. Hú magan þá cyningas forhelan hiora unmihte, Bt. 29, 1; F. 104, 13. Ic þé árecce, náht ne forhelende

for-ealden

Similar entry: for-healdan

for-ealdian

(v.)

to run outexpire

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Add: of living material, animal or vegetable, to grow weak with age Æpla, græs, and wyrtan foraldiað and forsériað ... Ge furþum manna líchaman forealdiað ... hý árísað on dómes dæge swá þæt néfre syððan þá líchaman ne geendiað ne ne forealdiað, Solil

for-seárian

(v.)
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Add: intrans. of material Þás cynehelmas nǽfre ne forseáriað, Hml. S. 34, 82. Ðý lǽs ðá treówu tó ðǽm forweóxen ðæt hié forseáreden (-oden, v. l.), Past. 293, 7. ꝥ palmtwig tó eorÞan áfyllan, and forsáreden him bégen dǽlas forbrecan, Bl. H. 151, 16.

for-segness

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for-sendan

exilebanishto throw awaycast awaydestroy

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Add: to send away from a country, exile, banish Þisne æþeling Cnut cyng hæfde forsend on Ungerland, Chr. 1057; P. 188, 9. to throw away, cast away. lit. Hét hé hym gebyndan ánne ancran on hys sweoran and hyne forsendan on sǽ, Shrn. 150, 20. fig. to

for-settan

to stop upblockobstructto press downoppressrepress

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Substitute: to stop up, block, obstruct Dype ánne cláð and forsete þá næsðyrlu þǽr mid, Lch. i. 180, 2. Hí tiledon ꝥ hí him ðone weg forsetton and fortýndon iter illi intercludere contendebant, Bd. 3, 19; Sch. 278, 9. Sume hí wurpon þá moldan úp and

for-sewen

(adj.)
Grammar
for-sewen, adj. (ptcpl.)

Despisedabject

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Despised, abject Þú hæfst ús gehwyrfde on bæclincg and ús forsewenran gedóne þonne úre fýnd avertisti nos retrorsum prae inimicis nostris, Ps. Th. 43, 12. Ðonne óðrum monnum ðyncð ðæt hié mǽste scande ðrowigen, and hié forsewenuste bióð for worulde cum

for-sewennes

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Ðá swelcan mon sceal forsión mid eallum forsewennessum (-sewenissum, v. l.) ... for ðǽm ðætte sió forsewennes (-sewenis, v. l.) him ege on gebringe, Past. 265, 19. Swylce tó forsewennysse woruldlicra ǽhta as if in contempt of worldly possessions, Hml.

for-síþ

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Útsíþe, forsíþe exitia, An. Ox. 4128. Add

for-sittan

(v.)

to stop up

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Add: trans. to stop up Gif eágan forsetene beóþ ... drýp on ꝥ eáge, Lch. iii. 2, 20. to lose by sitting, to fail to go and do something, neglect or defer a duty Gif preóst fulwihðe untrumes forsitte, Ll. Th. i. 38, 10. Gif hwá burhbóte oþþe bricgbóte