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. Add
for-spillan
to destroy ⬩ to destroy by extravagant use ⬩ consume wastefully ⬩ waste ⬩ to lose
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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-spennend
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Bepǽcend ł forspennend illecebrosus, Hpt. Gl. 481, 34, For Mone B. 3130 Substitute
for-spennendlic
Alluring ⬩ enticing
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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
luring to evil action ⬩ luring to destruction
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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-sprǽc
Similar entry: fore-spræc
for-spilness
Linked entry: -spilnes
for-stelan
To steal away ⬩ of criminal theft, to take the property of another ⬩ to obtain surreptitiously ⬩ take away without the knowledge of another
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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-swíþan
to overcome ⬩ conquer ⬩ to surpass ⬩ excel ⬩ to drive away ⬩ force away
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[The Latin original of Past. 50, 1 (Swt. 387, 22) is: Prosperitatem apud judicium cordis non reprimit.] Add:: to overcome, conquer ꝥte stronga ðu forsuíðes ut fortia confundas, Rtl. 50, 13. ꝥ forswíðeð middangeard vincit mundum, 28, 1, 3. ꝥte ðá ðe ué
Linked entry: fore-swíþan
for-sworcenlic
Obscure
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Obscure Wealcan wé forsworcenlices náht volvamus obscurum nichil, Hy. S. 24, 21
Linked entry: -sworcenlíc
for-sworennys
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Of ðisum leahtre (gítsung) beóð ácennede leásunga ... and forsworennys Hml. Th. ii. 220, 11. Gítsung ( avaritia ) macað leásunga and forsworennyssa, Hml. S. 16, 283. Add
for-styltan
To be overcome with astonishment
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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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Forstynt contudit, i. domavit, fregit, compressit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 25. Forstyntaþ contundunt (virtutes tela sparorum, Ald. 204, 1 ), 96, 32: 20, 7. For Cot. 48: 177 substitute
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
to die ⬩ perish ⬩ to die away ⬩ fade away ⬩ disappear
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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-þanclíce
Similar entry: foreþanclíce
for-þancol
Similar entry: foreþancul
for-sweorfan
to wipe out ⬩ destroy
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to wipe out, destroy. Similar entries See sweorfan in Dict
for-swígan
Linked entry: swígan