FOR, _prep._ for, A 486, &c.; in respect of, 5. 336; by reason of, R. 1564; for the sake of, B 4. p 6. 119; _for me_, by my means, T. ii. 134; _for which_, wherefore, F 1525; against, to prevent, in order to avoid, L. 231 (see note); 5. 468; A. ii. 38. 1; B 4307; _for fayling_, to prevent failure, T. i. 928; in spite of, C 129; _for al_, notwithstanding, 3. 535, 688, A 2020; _for my dethe_, were I to die for it, 4. 186; _to have for excused_, to excuse, A. pr. 31; with respect to, as regards, B 13, E 474; on account of, B 3321, C 504; as being, G 457. FOR, _conj._ for, A 126, &c.; because, 3. 735, 789; 4. 93; 10. 58; B 1. P 3. 36, 43, B 1. p 6. 56; T. i. 802, ii. 663, v. 460; L. 2521; A 443, B 1705, F 74; in order that, B 3. p 10. 8; B 478; F 102. FOR TO, _with infin._ in order to, to, 4. 94; A 13, 78, &c. FOR['A]GE, _s._ provision of fodder, E 1422; food, B 1973; winter-food, as hay, &c., A 3868. FOR-AS-MUCHE, for-as-much, T. v. 1352; For-as-muchel, I 270. FOR-BAR, _pt. s. of_ Forbere. FOR-BEDE, _v._ forbid, T. iii. 467; Forbedeth, _pr. s._ B 2774, C 643, D 652; Forbet, _for_ Forbedeth, _pr. s._ forbids, T. ii. 717; Forbede, _imp. s._ L. 736; D 519; Forbede, _pr. s. subj._ forbid, T. iii. 761; _in phr._ god f., _or_ Crist f. = God forbid, Christ forbid, T. ii. 113, 716; A 3508, E 136, 1076, F 1610, G 996; Forbad, _pt. s._ 4. 36; E 570; Forbode, _pp._ forbidden, 16. 17; E 2206; Forboden, I 845. FORBERE, _v._ forbear (to mention), A 885; leave (him) alone, D 665; spare, A 3168; little consider, T. ii. 1660; Forbar, _pt. s._ forbare, T. i. 437; _1 pt. s._ T. iii. 365; Forbereth, _imp. pl._ forgive, L. 80. FORBERINGE, _s._ abstaining, I 1049. FOR-BLAK, _adj._ extremely black, A 2144. FORBODE, _s._ prohibition; _goddes forbode_, it is God's prohibition (i.e. God forbid), L. 10 a. FORBODE, -N, _pp. of_ Forbede. FORBRAK, _1 pt. s._ broke off, interrupted, B 4. p 1. 5. Pt. t. of _forbreken_. FOR-BRUSED, _pp._ badly bruised, B 3804. FORBY, _adv._ by, past, L. 2539; B 1759, 1792, C 125, 668; T. ii. 658. Cf. G. _vorbei_. FORBYSE, _ger._ to instruct by examples, T. ii. 1390. (A false form; for _forbisne(n)_, the former _n_ being dropped by confusion with that in the suffix.) FORCE; see FORS. FORCRACCHEN, _ger._ to scratch excessively, R. 323. FORCUTTETH, _pr. s._ cuts to pieces, H 340. FOR-DO, _v._ destroy, 'do for,' T. i. 238, iv. 1681; Fordoon, _v._ B 369; _ger._ B 2. m 8. 13; Fordo, _2 pr. pl. subj._ destroy, B 1317; For-dide, _pt. s._ slew, L. 2557; Fordoon, _pp._ overcome, vanquished, T. i. 525; ruined, T. v. 1687; destroyed, H 290; slain, L. 939; Fordo, _pp._ destroyed, 2. 86; T. i. 74; A 1560; undone, F 1562. FORDREYED, _pp._ dried up, F 409 _n_. FORDRIVEN, _pp._ driven about, B 1. p 3. 46. FOR-DRONKEN, _pp._ extremely drunk, A 3120, 4150; For-dronke, C 674. FORDRYE, _adj._ very dry, exceedingly dry, withered up, F 409. FORDWYNED, _adj._ shrunken, R. 366.