A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ For-sonke], pp. sunk deep, S3. ([For- 1].)

[ For-spent], pp. exhausted, Sh.; forespent, S3. ([For- 1].)

[ For-spreak], sb. an advocate, HD. ([For- 2].)

[ For-stallen], v. to forestall, obstruct, PP. See SkD (p. 805). ([For- 3].)

[ For-standen], v. to stand for, avail; forstod, pt. s., S.—AS. for-standan. ([For- 2].)

[ For-suneȝen], v. to be sinful, MD; forsunegede, pp. pl., sinful, MD; forsinegede, S.—AS. for-syngian, pp. forsyngad. ([For- 1].)

[ For-swelten], v. to die, S, MD; v. tr., to kill, S, MD; forswelte, pp., MD.—AS. for-sweltan, ‘mori, perire.’ ([For- 1].)

[ For-swelȝen], v. to swallow up, MD; uor-zwelȝe, S2. ([For- 1].)

[ For-swerien], v. to forswear, MD; forsuore, pt. s., MD; forsworen, pp., S, G, PP; forswore, PP; uorsuore, S2; forsworene, pl., S.—AS. for-swerian pt. swór, pp. -sworen. ([For- 1].)

[ For-swering], sb. perjury, C3.