TORSCRĪNCAN
TORSWTJGIAN
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forscrincan3 (intr.) to shrink, dry up, wither
away, M. ['forshrink']
lorsoōfan2 to ca-st down (pride), Ex204.
forscyldlgian to condemn, for-scyldigod,

-scyldegod guilty, Æ.
forscyppan =forseieppan
forscyrian to separate, MHF159.
forscyttan to exclude, prevent, obviate, Æ.

['forshut']
lorsēarian to sear, dry up, wither, Æ,CP.
forseawennes =forsewennes
forsēcan I. to afflict. II. = foresēcan.
forseegan to accuse falsely, slander, accuse,

Æ : to speak about, discourse on.
lorsegenes f. contempt, VPs 1224.
forsēgon=forsāwon pret. pi. of forsēon.
forselian to sett, NC289.
forsendan to send away, banish, send to

destruction, AO.
torsion6 to overlook, neglect, scorn, despise,

reject, renounce, ĪJl;Æ,AO,CP : refrain
from, ['forsee']
forsēones f. core, BH847.
forsēoðan2 to wither, consume, Æ.
forsērian (AS104?)=forsēarian
f orsētnian = f orsǽtnian
forsettan I. to hedge in, obstruct, BH, i'for-

set'] II. =foresettan
forsettednes = foreaetnea
īorsewenlicd«spicable,ig»oTOiniO'MS, wretched,

of poor appearance, adv. -lice, Æ.
forsewennes f. contempt, Æ,AO.
forsewestre (æ2) f, female despiser, OEG

4430.
forslngian =forsyngian
forsittan5 to neglect, delay, LL : block, ob-
struct, besiege,
AO : injure : absent oneself

(from), ['forsit']
forsrS=for»sīð
forsīðian to perish, B1550.
lor-slæwan, -slāwian to be slow, unwilling,

delay, put off. Bo; CP. ['forslow']
forslēan6 to cut through, strike, break, kill,

destroy, AO.
forslegenlic mean, ignominious (=forfeg-?).
forsliet m. slaughter, WW2818. [slieht]
forslltan to consume, devour, PPs7718.
forsmorian to smother, suffocate, choke, stifle,

Æ.
foreorgian to despond, W69IS-
forsōð indeed, verily, Bo. ['forsooth']
forspǽe =forespræc
forspanan8 to mislead, lead astray, seduce,

entice., Æ; CP. ['forspan']
lorspaning f. allurement, OBG.

lorspeca=forespreca
forspecan6 to speak in vain : deny.
forspēdian to speed, prosper.
forspendan to spend, give out, squander, con-
sume, AO. ['forspend']

forspennen (OEG612)=forspenm'ng
īorspennend m. procurer, ÆGR3611.
forspenn-ende, -endlie seductive, voluptuous,
defiling,
OEG.

forspennestre f. procuress, ÆGB3612.
forspennlng f. enticement, seduction, evil

attraction, Æ.
forsplld m. destruction, CP29419.
for-spildan (CP) -spillan (AO) to waste, lose,

disperse, bring to nothing, destroy, ruin, kill.
['for spill']
forspillednes f. waste, destruction, perdition,

Æ.
f orsprec- = f oresprec- ; f orspyll- = f orspill-
forspyrcan to dry up, PPs 1013.
forst (frost) m. 'frost,' Ph,Rd. [frēosan]
forstæppan = fores tæppan
forstal (iL) = foresteall
forstallan (refl.) to steal away, LL.
forstandan* to defend, help, protect, LL :

withstand,* prevent, hinder, resist, oppose,
Met : benefit, avail, CP : understand, Bo;
CP : signify, be equal to, EC,LL. ['forstand'j
torsteall =foresteall
forstelan1 to steal away, steal, rob, deprive,

MtR,LL;Æ. ['forsteal']
forstig 'frosty,' BH(y);Æ.
forstlic glacial, frozen, WW17516.
forstopplan to stop up, close, LCD 15b.
forstrang very strong, EDO I4.
forstrogdnes f. ' precipitalio, ' NC289.
lorstyltan to be amazed, MkLR.
forstyntan to blunt, break, crush, WW375*.
forsūcan2, forsūgan2 to suck out, empty,
for-suglan (Æ,AO), -suwian (Æ) = for-

swigian
forsuwung f. silence, OEQ2085.
lorswǽian to burn, bum up, inflame, con-

sume, JĒ. ['forsweal']
forswæ« (DHy3816) = fōtswæ.5
forswāpan'† to sweep away, drive off.
lorswarung f. perjury, NC289.
forswenan 'prosperare,' EPsllT25.
forswelan4 to burn, burn up.
forswelgan3 to swallow tip, devour, consume,

absorb, £;Æ,CP. {'forswallow']
forsweltan3 to die.
forsweoglan =f orswigjan
forsweolgan =forswelgan
forsweorcan3 to groto dark, obscure.
forsweorfan3 to polish, cleanse : grind away,

demolish.
forsweotole very clearly, ES 18-333; 43-162.
lorswerian6 (refl. and intr.) to swear falsely,

Æ,LL : renounce on oath, B. ['forswear'']
forswlglan to conceal by silence, suppress,

pass over, Æ,CP : be silent.
forswltan1 to impair, TC5845.
lorswrlS »ery great, CHEAT 26.
forswīSan, forswīīSian to crush, press upon,

overcome, repress, CP.
forswī8e adv. very much, utterly, Bo.
forsworeenllc dark, oðsc«re, DHy24.
forsworcennes f. darkening, darkness, Æ,W.
forsworen (pp. of forawerian) 'forsworn,'

perjured, Æ,Chr.
forsworennesf. perjury,Æ. ['forswornnesa']
for-swugian (CF), -aygian=fors

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