for-spǽc
Similar entry: fóre-spræc
for-spendan
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Hí úre sceattas forspenden geond ealle eorðan, Hml. S. 23, 304. Add
for-spennan
to allure ⬩ entice
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to allure, entice Bepǽcendre, forspennendre illecebroso, An. Ox. 3190. Forspennende lenocinantes, 4626
Linked entry: for-spanan
for-spennend
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For Mone B. 3130 substitute Bepǽcend ł forspennend illecebrosus, Hpt. Gl. 481, 34, and see forspennan
for-spennendlic
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Alluring, enticing Forspænnendlicum (-spænend-, Hpt. Gl. 525, 65) lenocinante, An. Ox. 5283. Forspennendlice geférrǽdene inlecebrosa consortia, 222
Linked entries: -spennendlic for-spænendlic
for-spenning
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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-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. Cf. for-spildness. Add
for-spildness
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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
Linked entries: for-spilness -spildness
for-spillan
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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-spilness
Linked entry: -spilnes
for-sprǽc
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for-spræca
Similar entry: fore-spreca
for-stelan
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Substitute for meanings: To steal away, and add: of criminal theft, to take the property of another Ðér ðeáfas forstealas, Mt. L. 6, 19. Forstæl conpillat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 8: subripuit, 87, 19. Se ceorl forstæl ǽnne oxan furatus est uir bouem, Ælfc
for-stoppian
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To stop up Mid þǽre wulle forstoppa þæt eáre, Lch. ii. 42, 12
for-styltan
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To be overcome with astonishment Forstyltun (forestyldton, L.) obstupuerunt, Mk. R. 5, 42: (forstyldton, L.), 10, 24: (forestylton, L.), 16, 5
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for-styntan
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For Cot. 48: 177 substitute Forstynt contudit, i. domavit, fregit, compressit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 25. Forstyntaþ contundunt (virtutes tela sparorum, Ald. 204, 1), 96, 32: 20, 7
for-swelan
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For 'kindle' substitute 'be consumed.'
for-swelgan
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Add: of living creatures, lit. Se fisc forswylcð þone angel forð mid þám ǽse, Hml. Th. i. 216, 12. Þe lǽs wulfas forswelgen ( devorent ) míne sceáp, Coll. M. 20, 15. Forswelgan lurcare, An. Ox. 3573. fig. Forswelð devorat (os impiorum iniquitatem ),
for-sweltan
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Add: of persons, to die, perish. [He shal þe makie to forswelten, Jul. 19, 7.] of a (visible) thing, to die away, fade away, disappear Forswealt disparuit (omnis praestigiarum scaena ... ut fumus evanescens disparuit, Ald. 57, 13), Wrt. Voc. ii. 84,
for-sweorfan
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See sweorfan in Dict