for-sewen
Despised ⬩ abject
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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
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
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