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for-stoppian

(v.)
Grammar
for-stoppian, p. ode
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To stop up Mid þǽre wulle forstoppa þæt eáre, Lch. ii. 42, 12

for-styltan

(v.)
Grammar
for-styltan, p. te
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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

Linked entry: fore-styltan

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

(v.)
Grammar
for-sweorfan, to wipe out, destroy.
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See sweorfan in Dict

for-swígan

Grammar
for-swígan, v. swígan
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in Dict

for-swígian

(v.)
Grammar
for-swígian, l.
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-swigian

fót-cops

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Hí gesettan hine on ǽnne heardne stocc and his sceancan gefæstnodon on þám fótcopsum, ... ac se fótcops áwende tó dúste, Hml. S. 35, 150. 'Ne binde þé seó racenteág' ... hé tóbræc þone fótcops (-cosp, v.l.) eamdem compedem solvit, Gr. D. 214, 13. Fótcopsas

fót-feter

(n.)
Grammar
fót-feter, e; f.
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A fetter for the feet Fótfetera compedes, Wrt. Voc. i. 21, 14

Linked entry: feter

fót-gangende

(adj.)
Grammar
fót-gangende, adj.
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Going on foot, foot (soldiers) Fótgangendum here peditatu, An. Ox. 5254

fót-gewǽde

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For R. Ben. 55 substitute Hæbben hý tó fótgewǽdum hosa and meón indumenta pedum pedules et caligas, R. Ben. 89, 14

fót-lǽst

(n.)
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Add: e; f. a foot-print Þá fótlástas wǽron swutole on þǽm stáne, swá hié on wexe wǽron áðýde. Bl. H. 203, 36. Hwæþer þú mage tócnáwan hwæs fótlǽsta þú geseó on þissere flóre ástapene, Nap. 79. Gesáwon hí on þám marmanstáne swilce mannes fótlǽsta fæstlíce

fót-lǽst

(n.)
Grammar
fót-lǽst, -leást, e; f.
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See lǽs-hosum in Dict

fót-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
fót-lic, adj.
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on foot, that is done on foot Folga mé ná þæt án on fótlicum gange, ac eác swilce on gódra ðeáwa geefenlǽcunge. Hml. Th. ii. 468, 21. fig. pedestrian, low in style Fótlic pedestre, i. uile. Germ. 403, 12

fót-ráp

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fót-sceamel

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Fótscoemel, Mt. L. 5, 35. Add

fót-setla

(n.)
Grammar
fót-setla, an; m.
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One who sits on a footstool(?), an inferior member of a company Gif cniht binnan stig sitte, gylde ánne syster huniges: and gif hwá fótsetlan haebbe, do ꝥ ylce, Cht. Th. 612, 34. Cf. fót; I. ¶

fót-spor

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Linked entry: spor

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