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for-seóþan

(v.)
Grammar
for-seóþan, pp. -soden

To boil away

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Hí (the Innocents) sind gehátene martyra blóstman, for ðan ðe hí wǽron swá swá úpáspringende blóstman on middeweardan cyle ungeleáffulnysse swilce mid sumere éhtnysse forste forsodene, Hml. Th. i. 84, 15

fór-mete

(n.)
Grammar
fór-mete, es; m. [fór a journey, mete food]

Fare-meatprovision for a journeycĭbus in itĭnĕre sūmendus

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Fare-meat, provision for a journey; cĭbus in itĭnĕre sūmendus, Gr. Dial. 2, 13: Deut. 15, 14

for-þryct

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-þryct, pp.of for-þryccan.

oppressed

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Bt. 3, 4; Fox 6, 23;

for-clǽman

(v.)
Grammar
for-clǽman, p. de

To plaster upstop up

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To plaster up, stop up Forclaemid (printed fol-) obturat, Txts. 81, 1419. Forclaemde opilavit, 83, 1446

for-brittan

Grammar
for-brittan, for-bryttan.

to crushdestroy

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Take the passages under these under for-brítan, and add: Forbrýt, tóbrecþ conterat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 5.

for-aldod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-aldod, = for-ealdod; pp. of for-ealdian.

antiquated

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antiquated, Solil. 11

for-brict

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-brict, =for-britt; pp. of for-britan.

crushed

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crushed, L. E. I. 2; Th. ii. 404, 5

for-gifnes

Grammar
for-gifnes, for-gifennes (-gifenes).

releasemildnesslenityindulgencelaxity

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Add: remission of a fine, tax, &c. Ic wille ꝥ ealle þá freódóm and ealle þá forgiuenesse þe míne forgengles geáfen, þet hit stande, Chr. 963; P. 117, 5. release Tó bodanne hæftedum forgefnisse praedicare captiuis remissionem, Lk. R. L. 4, 18. forgiveness

feala-fór

(n.)
Grammar
feala-fór, feale-fór, e; f?

A fieldfare? turdus pĭlāris?-Fealafór torax?

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A fieldfare? turdus pĭlāris?-Fealafór torax? Cot. 174, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: feolu-fór

for-þrǽstednes

(n.)
Grammar
for-þrǽstednes, for-þrǽstnes
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a crushing, breaking to pieces; contritio Forðréstednis contritio, Ps. Srt. 13, 3. Forðréstnisse contritiones, 146, 3. Forðrástnisse, 59, 4

for-weryþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-weryþ, = for-werpþ [Ps. Lamb. towyrpþ destruet, 51, 7] for-weorpeþ; 3rd sing. pres. of forweorpan.

shall destroydestruet

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shall destroy, destruet. Ps. Spl. 51, 5

for-dician

(v.)
Grammar
for-dician, for-dícian; p. ode

To barricade

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To barricade, block up a path Hé wilnað ðæt hé ús ðone weg fordíkige (-dícige, v. l.), ðæt wé ne mægen ástígan iter ascensionis abscidit, Past. 361, 4. Ðý lǽs hié himselfum fordíkigen ðone weg ðǽre bóte ne viam sibi meliorationis abscidant, 383, 23.

for-warnian

(v.)
Grammar
for-warnian, for-warenian; p. ode.

to forewarn

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to forewarn Be ðám treówe Críst sylf forewarnode Adam, Nap. 24. Ealle þás þing him wǽron ætýwede tó ðám ꝥ hí sceoldon ús forewarnian, ib. to take heed beforehand Forewarna þú uideas, Hpt. 31, 9, 160

for-hǽlde

(v.)
Grammar
for-hǽlde, for-hǽlan; p. de

injure

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To make unsound(?), injure Forhǽlde offensa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 53. Substitute:

for-liger

(n.)
Grammar
for-liger, m.

an adulteress

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(? Gynd forligeru per scorta, Germ. 396, 236) an adulteress [The masc. (neut.?) is used of a woman]: Forligr adulter, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 27, 14. Forliger prostituta, meretrix, Hpt. Gl. 475, 26. Heó næs dyrne forligr, Hml. S. 12, 227. ꝥ þú ne beó forliger (

for-sewen

(n.)
Grammar
for-sewen, for-sewenn, e; f.

Contempt

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Contempt Forsǽwennesse ł forsewenne despectio[ne], Ps. L. 122, 4

for-sorged

(v.)
Grammar
for-sorged, for-sorgian; p. ode
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To be too anxious Ne ǽnig ðurh worldhoge forsorgie tó swýðe, Wlfst. 69, 16. Substitute:

for-glendrad

(v.)
Grammar
for-glendrad, for-glendran.

To devourconsume

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To devour, consume In þám dæge lígettas forglendriaþ (-gleddriað, v. l.) middaneard and mancyn, Wlfst. 182, 11. Byrnende lígræscas forglendriað eówre wæstmas, 297, 9. Swá hwaet manncynnes swá fýr forbærnde and forglendrede, 183, 33. Forglendrian (? ?

for-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hycgan, p. -hogde, -hygde, -hygede; pp. -hogd

to despiseto disdainscorn

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folc ne sceal forhycggan ꝥ hí tó him hí geeáþmédon, Bl. H. 47, 30. with a case and a clause in apposition Ic þæt forhicge, þæt ic sweord bere, B. 435: Ph. 552. with infin.

for-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
for-cirran, p. de.

to turnavoidpervertsubvert

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Take here for-cyrran in Dict., and add: to turn (intrans.) aside from, get out of the way of, avoid Ǽghwylce yfele fótswaðu him ongeán cumende hé forbúgeþ, for ðon se yfela man hyne forcyrreþ, Lch. i. 318, 23.

Linked entries: for-búgan for-cyrran