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forþ-gefaren

(adj.)
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forþ-gefaren, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Departed, deceased Ðá bisene ðára forðgefarenra federa, Past. 77, 19

forþ-gewitenes

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Forðgewitenes transmigratio (v. 106, 10), Angl. xi. 7, 9. Add

forþ-gyrd

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Forðgyrde antela, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 19. Mid forgyrdum antelis, Hpt. 31, 14, 335. Add

forþ-leoran

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forþ-leoran, l.
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-leóran

forþ-lífan

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Dele, and see hlifian

forþ-loten

(v.; part.)
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See next word

Linked entry: loten

forþ-rihtes

(adv.)
Grammar
forþ-rihtes, adv.
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Straight on Þá sealmas forðrihtes bútan antemne sint tó singanne psalmi directanei sine antiphona dicendi sunt, R. Ben. I. 48, 6

forþ-sige

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-sige, (?), es; m.
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Departure from this world to the lower regions (?) Efter his áwyrgedan forðsige (-síþe?) ligce hé ǽfre on helle grundleásan pytte post maledictum exitum suum crucietur jugiter in profundissimo puteo, C. D. iv. 52, 8

Linked entry: sige

forþ-síþ

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Exitium, i. periculum forþsíþ, útsíþ mors perdictio, Wülck. Gl. 231, 10. Ðonne him forðsíð gebyrige gýme his hláford ðæs hé lǽfe, Ll. Th. i. 434, 27. Behealdað hiera líf and hira forðsiið, Past. 205, 16. Hé þám bróþrum cýðde hyre forðsíð ( obitum ), Gr

forþ-stefn

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Far ofer sǽ, and site on þes scipes forðstefna, ðonne ... þú freónd findest begeondan þǽm sǽ, Lch. iii. 180, 4. Add

forþ-tíhan

Grammar
forþ-tíhan, l. -teón,
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and see teón

forþ-tihting

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Dele

forþ-weg

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Hé his gást ágeaf on Godes wære, fús on forðweg ( desirous to depart ), Men. 218. Add

forþ-wíf

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Substitute: A woman of rank, a great lady Hláford dominus, forðwíf matrona (cf. þǽre hláfdian matrone, ii. 54, 65), hlǽfdige domina, Wrt. Voc. i. 72, 78

ge-fóge

Similar entry: un-gefóge

Angel-folc

(n.)
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English folk Angelfolcum (-folce, v.l.) populis Anglorum, Bd. 5, 22; Sch. 682, ii : 21

folc-lic

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Add Hí wǽron on þám folclican cwearterne ( in custodia publica ), Chrd. 25, 28. Folclicum mængungum turbis popularibus, Gr. D. 209, 13

forþ-fæderen

(adj.)
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paternal Hrefen gesihð his briddas hwítes bleós ... gýmð hwonne hí æfter heora forðfæderene ( paterno colore ) sweartion, Chrd. 96, 6

Linked entry: fæderen

ge-folc

Similar entry: in-gefolc

be-fón

(v.)
Grammar
be-fón, bi-fón, ic -fó, ðú -féhst, he -féhþ, pl. -fóþ ; p. -féng, pl. -féngon ; impert. -fóh; pp. -fangen, -fongen; v. trans.

to comprehend ⬩ grasp ⬩ seize ⬩ take hold of ⬩ catch ⬩ comprehendere ⬩ apprehendere ⬩ capere ⬩ to surround ⬩ encompass ⬩ encircle ⬩ envelop ⬩ contain ⬩ clothe ⬩ case ⬩ receive ⬩ conceive ⬩ circumdare ⬩ amplecti ⬩ complecti ⬩ capere ⬩ cingere ⬩ tegere ⬩ operire ⬩ accipere ⬩ concipere

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to comprehend, grasp, seize, take hold of, catch; comprehendere, apprehendere, capere Swá he ealle beféhþ ánes cræfte, heofon and eorþan even as he comprehendeth all by his sole, power, heaven and earth, Andr. Kmbl. 653; An. 327. Habbaþ me helle clommas

Linked entries: æt-befón be-fangen be-féhþ be-féng be-fóh be-fongen bi-fangen bi-féng bi-fón bi-fongen

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