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

for-swígan

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for-swígan, v. swígan
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in Dict

for-swígian

(v.)
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for-swígian, l.
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-swigian

fox-hol

(n.)
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fox-hol, es; n.
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A fox-hole, fox's earth Tó ðám foxhole; of ðám foxhole, C.D. iii. 384, 13. Æt ðǽm hwítan foxholum, v. 83, 28. On ðá foxhola, 340, 18

for-hergung

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Forheriunge (printed sor-) infestatione, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 43. Hwæt forwearþ . . . on þeóda forhergiunge nationes vastationibus terebantur, Ors. 5, 11; S. 238, 5. Add

for-hirdan

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Take here for-hyrdan, and add:

Linked entry: for-hyrdan

for-hogodlic

(adj.)
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for-hogodlic, adj.

scorncontempt

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Denoting scorn or contempt Drihten þá cynelican burh forhogodlice naman nemde, Bl. H. 77, 23

Linked entry: -hogodlic

for-hogodness

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Forhogadnis contemptio, Ps. Srt. 106, 40: 122, 3: contemptus, 30, 19. Forhogodnesse contemptum, Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 481, 15. Take here for-hogednes, and add

Linked entries: -hogodness for-hogdness

for-hogung

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Forhogung contemptus, i. contemptio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 81. Of forhogunge ex contemptu, Kent. Gl. 1167: Angl. xiii. 440, 1067: Scint. 203, 13. On forhogunge subsannationem, Ps. Spl. 43, 15. Add

for-hradian

(v.)

hurryto anticipate

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Add: to go too quickly, hurry Ðá ðe nabbað ildo tó ðon ðæt hié mægen lǽran, and hí ðeáh forhradiað ðæt hié hit ongiennað quos a praedicationis officio aetas prohibit, et tamen praecipitatio impellit, Past. 383, 22. to anticipate Forhradode Godes engel

Linked entry: fore-hradian

for-hrædlíce

(adv.)
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for-hrædlíce, adv.

Very quicklysuddenly

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Very quickly, suddenly Wé hí forhrædlíce tó ðǽm weorce dón ne mægen non repente in fabrica ponitur, Past. 445, 1

Linked entry: hrædlíce

for-hréred

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Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 22. Add:

for-hwirfan

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Storm landu forhwyrfð imber arua subuertit, Scing. 51, 17. Hié hiera andgit forhwirfað (-hwerf-, v. l.) mid hiera wóre láre, Past. 369, 18. Forhwerfed bið vertitur, Kent. Gl. 990. Se forhwierfeda (-hwirf-, v. l.) gewuna, Past. 79, 19. Ðæs forhwirfdan

for-hýdan

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Forhýddan oferhygde mé inwitgyrene absconderunt superbilaqueos mihi, Ps. Th. 139, 5. Hú nytt bið se forholena cræft oððe ðæt forhýde (-hýdde, v. l.) gold sapientia abscondita et thesaurus invisus, quae utilitas in utrisque?, Past. 377, 7. Substitute

for-irnan

Similar entry: fore-irnan

for-lǽtende

(adj.)
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for-lǽtende, adj. (ptcpl.)
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To be relaxed or remitted Tiro and Sidone forlétendre bið þonne eów Tyro et Sidone remissius erit quam vobis, Mt. R. ii. 22

Linked entry: -lǽtende

for-lǽting

(n.)
Grammar
for-lǽting, e; f.

leavingquittingleaving offintermission

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leaving, quitting, Similar entries v. for-lǽtan, VI 2 a Gif þú gesihst beón fleón on húse þínum forlǽtincge getácnaþ, Lch. iii. 214, 9. leaving off, intermission Búton forlǽtincge sine intermissione, Angl. xiii. 439, 1049: 444, 1121

Linked entry: -lǽting

for-legen

adulterous

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Add: guilty of fornication, adulterous Cneórisse yfel and forlegene (adultera), Mt. R. 12, 39. Eallswá scyldig byð geteald se forlegena cniht swá ꝥ forlegene mǽden, Hml. A. 20, 152. For mé earmlicre forlegenre, Hml. S. 23 b, 598. Fúle forlegene hóringas

for-leges

Similar entry: for-legis