fometimes fignifies--against; for percing of his herte, 13791, against, or to prevent, piercing; for fteling of the rofe, R. 4229, against stealing. See P. P. 31; some shall fow the facke for fheding of the wheate, i. e. to prevent shedding.

For, conj. Sax. quia, Lat. pour ce que, Fr. because that; for him lufte to ride fo, 102; for she wolde virtue plefe, 8092; for I teche, 12374.

For, in compofition, has various powers; it is moft commonly intensive of the fignification of the word with which it is joined, as in fordronken, fordry, forfered, &c.; fometimes privative, as in forboden, foryete; and fometimes only communicative of an ill fenfe, as in forfaite, forfare, forjuged, &c.

For, Fr. and ver, Belg. have similar powers in compofition.

Forbere, v. Sax. to abftain, R. 4751.

Forboden, part. på. of forbede, v. Sax. forbidden, P. 242; R. 6616.

Forbrake, pa. t. broke off, Bo. iv. pr. I; abrupi, orig.
Forbrufed, part. pa. Fr. forely bruised, 14532.
Force, n. Fr. no force, 7711, no matter; I do no force,
6816, I care not; I do no force of your divinitee,
7094, I care not for your divinity; no force of deth,
8968, no matter for death; they yeve no force, R.
4826, they care not; de fruit avoir ne fait force, orig.
Forcutte, v. Sax. to cut through, 17289.

Fordo, v. Sax. to do away, to ruin, 13057.
Fordon, fordo, part. pa. undone, 11866, 17239.
Fordrive, (fordriven) part. pa. Sax. driven away, R.
3782.

Fordronken, part. pa. Sax. very drunken, 3122, 12608.
Fordry, adj. Sax. very dry, 10723.

Fordwined, part. pa. Sax. wafted away, R. 366.
Fore, (foren) part. pa. of fare, v. Sax. gone, R. 2710.

Fore, prep. Sax. is feldom used by itfelf; in composition it has the power of before.

Forein, n. L. W. 1960, a jakes, Gloff. Ur. from Sk.; the context feems rather to require that it should fignify an outward court or garden.

Forerveting, n. Sax. foreknowledge,

15249. Forewote, forewete, v. Sax. to foreknow, 15240. Forfaite, v. Fr. to mifdo, P. 164.

Forfare, v. Sax. to fare ill, R. 5388.

Forfered, part. pa. Sax. much afraid, 10841; T. iv.

1411.

Forgifte, n. Sax. forgiveness, L. W. 1851.

Forgon, inf. v. Sax. to omit, to lose, 9959, 17244.
Forgrowen, part. pa. Sax. overgrown, F. L. 45.
Forjuged, part. pa. Fr. wrongfully judged, B. K. 275.
Forkerve, v. Sax. to carve or cut through, 17289.
Forlaft, part. pa. Sax, left off entirely, 12017.
Forlefe, v. Sax. to lofe entirely, P. 234.

Forlete, v. Sax. to give over, to quit, P. 143, 1. 2.
Forlore, (forloren part. pa. Sax. utterly loft, 3505.
Forloyne, n. Fr. forlonge, a term of the chafe, which fig-
nifies that the game is far off, Du. 386.

Forme, adj. Sax. first; Adam oure forme father, M. 256.

Formeft, adj. fup. Sax. first, Du. 890.

Formell, A. F. 371, is put for the female of any fowl, more frequently for a female eagle. See ver. 445,

535.

Forpined, part, pa. Sax. wasted away, tormented, 205, 1455.

Forfake, v. Sax. to deny, Bo. ii. pr. 3, 4.

Forfapen, part. pa. Sax. transformed, T. ii. 66. Forfbronke, (forsbronken) part. pa. Sax. fhrunk up, F. L. 358.

Forfleuthe, forfouthe, forflugge, v. Sax. to lose through floth, 15102; P. 220.

Forfangen, part. pa. Sax. tired with singing, R. 664.
Forfer, n. Fr. a forester, 117.

Forftraught, part. pa. Sax. diftracted, 13035.
Forthby, adv. Sax. forward by, 13499, 13532.
Forther, v. Sax. to further, to advance, T. ii. 1368.
Forthinke, v. Sax. to grieve, to vex, 9780; T. ii. 1414.
Forthought, pa. t. of forthinke, R. 1671.

Forthren, inf. m. of forther, T. v. 1706.
Forthy, conj. Sax. therefore, 1843.

Fortroden, part. pa. of fortread, v. Sax. troden down,
P. 154.

Fortuit, adj. Fr. accidental, Bo. v. pr. I.

Fortune, v. Fr. to make fortunate, 419; to give good or bad fortune, 2379.

Fortunous, adj. proceeding from fortune, Ba. ii. pr. 3, 4.
For waked, part. pa. Sax. having waked long, 5016.
Forwandred, part. pa. Sax. having wandred long, R.
3336.

Forwelked, part. pa. Sax. much wrinkled, R. 360.
Forwept, part. pa. Sax. having much wept, C. D. 1833.
Forwered, part. pa. Sax. worn out, R. 235.
Forwerie, adj. Sax. very weary, R. 3336.

Forward, (foreword) n. Sax. a promise or covenant, 831, 854.

For wounded, part. pa. Sax, much wounded, R. 1830.
Forwrapped, part. pa. wrapped up, 12652; P. 170.
Foryelde, v. Sax. to repay, 8707; L. W. 457.
Forgete, v. Sax. to forget, 1884.

Foryetten, part. pa. 3055.

Fofter, n. Fr. R. 6329, as forfter.

Foftred, part. pa. of fofter, v. Sax. nourished, 8916, 9. Foftring, n. nutriment, 7427.

Fote-bot, 4858, immediately. See the n. and add to the inftances there quoted Du. 375.

Fote-mantel, 474, means, I fuppofe, a fort of riding petticoat, fuch as is now ufed by market-women. Fother, n. Sax. a carriage-load; an indefinite large quantity, 532, 1910.

Foudre, n. Fr. lightning, F. ii. 27.

Foule, n. Sax. a bird, 10463.

Found, pa. t. of find, fupplied, 12471. See the n.

Founde, v. An. 244, as fonde.

Foundred, pa. t. of founder, v. Fr. fell down, 2689.
Forvertie, num. Sax. forty, R. 5733-
Foxerie, n. foxifh manners, R. 6795.

Fra, for fro, prep. Sax. from; it is fometimes ufed adverbially, til and fra, 4037, to and fro, 2850. Fraine, v. Sax. to ask, T. v. 1226.

Fraknes, n. pl. Sax. fpots, freckles, 2171.

Franchife, n. Fr. franknefs, generosity, 9861, 11828. Frank, n. a denomination of French money, answering at prefent to the livre Tournois, 13111. Frankelein, n. Fr. See his character, ver. 333----362, and the n. on ver. 333.

Fraught, v. Sax. to freight, load a fhip, 4591.

Fre, adj. Sax. willing, unconftrained, 854-at liberty,
5631-liberal, bountiful, 13106, 13462.
Fredom, n. Sax. 46, 17075, as franchife.
Freeltee, n. Fr. frailty, 5674, 5.

Fregius, for Phrygius, Du. 1070.

Fremde, fremed, adj. Sax. ftrange, 10743; T. ii. 248; to frend ne to fremed, P. P. 79.

Frenetike, adj. Fr. frantick, T. v. 206.

Frenfeie, n. Fr. a frenzy, T. i. 728.

Frere, n. Fr. a frier. See his character, ver. 208—271; and P. P. 12, a. b.

Frefbe, v. Fr. to refresh, R. 1513.

Fret, n. Fr. a band, L. W. 225, 8; F. L. 152.
Fret, frette, part. pa. Fr. fraught, filled, R. 4705;

L. W. 1115; C. L. 124; or perhaps wrought in a kind of fretwork: a fort of blazon is called fretté. In R. 4705, and through the fret full of falfhede→→ we should read--a trouthe fret full of falfhede. Frete, v. Sax. to eat, devour, 2070. Freting, part. pr. 2021.

Frette, (freted).part. pa. 4895.

Freyne, v. Sax. 13530, 15901, as fraine.

Frife, pr. n. Frieziand, R. 1093.

Frote, v. Fr. to rub, 3746; T. iii. 1121.
Frounceles, adj. Fr. without wrinkle, R. 860.
Froward, adj. Sax. averfe, R. 4940.

Froye, T. i. 5, from you; ye is put for you, that fro ye may rhyme, in appearance at least, with joye and Troye: fo in ver. 7038, fay ye rhymes to praye. See more of thefe double rhymes in the n. on ver. 674, and add the following paffages, in which the (thee) -being the eleventh and last syllable of the verse is to be pronounced without any accent

ver. 10987, alaue the rhymes to youthe.

16131, to the

16762, bie the

-fotbe.

-fruitbe.

Fructuous, adj. Fr. fruitful, 17384.

Fruitefiere, n. Sax. a female feller of fruit, 12402. Ful-drive, part. pa. fully driven, completed, 11542. Fulke, (Fr. folke) n. Sax. people, F. i. 73. Fulfumneffe, n. Sax. fatiety, 10719.

Fumetere, pr. n. of a plant, fumitory, 14969; fumaria ---purgat bilem et humores aduftos. Ray's Synopfis. Fumofitee, n. Fr. fumes arifing from exceffive drinking, 10672, 12501.

Fundament, n. Fr. foundation, 7685.

Furial, adj. Fr. raging, 10762.

Fufible, adj. Fr. capable of being melted, 16324.

Fy, interj. Fr. 7509; I fay ƒy, 4500, I cry shame.