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for-sceamian

(v.)
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Substitute: To be or to make greatly ashamed Forscamed confusum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 48. to be greatly ashamed. with prep. Be his synnum forsceamigean de peccatis propriis erubescere, Scint. 40, 9. with clause Hé forscamað ꝥ [hé] hit ánan men andette

for-sceap

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Dele bracket

fór-scip

Similar entry: fore-scip

for-scríhan

Similar entry: screón

for-scunian

(v.)
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Dele

for-scyldigian

(v.)

to condemn

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Add: To make or become scyldig. Similar entries v. scyldig; I. Þá þe wǽron forscyldegode oþþe þurh manslihte oððe þurh morðdǽda, Hml. S. 37, 113. Sume weorðað swicole ... forscyldgode (-scildeg-, v. l.) on synnan, Wlfst. 82, 3. to condemn, Similar entries

for-scytlic

(adj.)
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for-scytlic, adj.
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That may be shut or bolted Þǽre forscytlican dura vectifere valve, Wrt. Voc. ii. 90, 55

Linked entry: -scytlic

under-fón

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under-fón, <b>. I.</b>
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add: where the object is material or non-material Nis nán man fæstende þe underféhð mid múðe ǽniges gesceaftes sǽ oððe eorðan, Hml. Th. ii. 330, 34. Cóm án gecrístnod man tó Martine . . . wolde his láre underfón, Hml. S. 31, 208. <b>I a.</b&

á-fón

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for-dilemengan

(v.)
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to dissemble, not to observe Ne fordilemenge man gyltas neque dissimulent peccata, Chrd. 18, 9

for-gǽgan

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for-gǽgan, <b>; I</b>
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Þá þe þis forgǽgað hoc temptantes. Chrd. 68, 35. Add

for-gifen

Similar entry: un-forgifen

for-hǽþan

Similar entry: hǽþ

for-healdness

(n.)
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At end of l. 3 insert: (nulla immunditia polluaris)

for-hogiend

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Crístes róde tácnes forhogiend ( contemptor ), Chrd. 41, 31. Add

for-lǽtan

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for-lǽtan, <b>; II.</b>
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For bóte úrra synna þises lífés dagas ús tó fyrste forlǽtene synt, R. Ben. 4, 18. Add

for-lǽþan

(v.)
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to loathe, detest Man forlǽþeð þæt man scolde lufian, Wlfst. 165, 3

Linked entry: lǽþan

for-licgan

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for-licgan, <b>; II 1.</b>
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Heora gedohtra ... forlæg se fæder fúllíce, Sal. K. p. 121, 35. Add

for-nirwian

(v.)
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Dele the bracket in l. 2, and add: to diminish the productivity of. The Latin original is: Fructus arborum deficiunt, Archiv cxxviii. 57

for-sceáwere

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