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for-þancol

Similar entry: foreþancul

for-sweorfan

(v.)

to wipe out ⬩ destroy

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to wipe out, destroy. Similar entries See sweorfan in Dict

for-swígan

Grammar
for-swígan,
Similar entries
v. swígan
in Dict.

Linked entry: swígan

for-ðam

Similar entry: se

for-þeófian

(v.)

Similar entry: for-þiófan

for-þeón

(v.)

to surpass

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to surpass

for-þeóstrian

(v.)
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Forþrýstrede obscuravit, Bl. Gl. Add

for-þringan

to thrust aside ⬩ crowd out

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to thrust aside, crowd out On nánum stówum ne sý endebyrdnes be nánre ylde gefadod, ne seó yld þá geogoðe ne forþringe, R. Ben. 115, 7. Add:

for-þunden

Similar entry: for-þindan

for-tyhtan

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Faertyhted clinici, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 14. Add

for-weaxan

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Gif wamb forweaxe on men, Lch. ii. 238, 29. Ne eft hé ne lǽte forweahsan (-weaxan, v. l.) tó swíðe tó unnytte ... hé mæge hié íðelíce of áceorfan ðæt hié tó ungemetlíce ne forweaxen nec rursum ad crescendum nimis relaxet ... recidantur citius, ne immoderatius

for-wel

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Forebeácn forwel manegum prodigium multis, Ps. L. 70, 7: Hml. S. 30, 7. Forwel oft interdum, i. aliquando, An. Ox, 3346. Add

Linked entries: wel for-swíþe

for-wandigendlíce

(adv.)

Similar entry: un-forwandigendlíce

for-tihtend

Similar entry: for-tyhtend

for-togen

Similar entry: for-teón

for-togian

(v.)
Grammar
for-togian, p. ode

To contract

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To contract Þá sina fortogiað, Lch. iii. 120, 8

Linked entry: togian

for-treding

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Múð dysiges fortredincg ( contritio ) his a fool's mouth is his destruction (Prov. 18, 7), Scint. 95, 10. Add

for-trendan

(v.)
Grammar
for-trendan, p. de

To obstruct by rolling ⬩ stop an opening

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To obstruct by rolling, stop an opening Hí námon swíðe micelne stán and fortrendon þǽre byrgenne duru they took a very big stone and stopped the sepulchre's mouth by rolling the stone to it, Nap. 62

Linked entry: trendan

for-weornian

(v.)
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Forweornaþ (-wurnað, Hpt. Gl. 436, 53 ) marcescit, i. arescit, An. Ox, 1273. Hraðe se líchama áswint and forweornað, gif him oftogen bið his bigleofa, Hml. Th. i. 266, 3. Róme burh on hire sylfre forweornað (weosnað and brosnaþ, v. l., marcescet), Gr.

for-wirnedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
for-wirnedlíce, adv.

With restraint ⬩ abstemiously

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With restraint, abstemiously Se man ðe wile on ǽlce tíd heardlíce and forwernedlíce lyfigean, sé bið fulfremed. Gyf þæt þonne hwylc mon sý, þæt him on his móde tó earfoðe þince, þæt hé on ǽlce tíd swá forwernedlíce lyfige, tylige hé þonne húru þæt hé

Linked entry: for-wernedlíce

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