folwe, folwen (A.S.) 355, _to follow_. _pres. pl._ folwen. _pret. s._ folwed, folwede, 353. _pl._ folwede, 301. _part. past_, folwed folwere (A.S.) _a follower_ fonden (A.S.) 238, _to try, tempt, inquire_. _pret. s._ fonded, fondede, 315, 344, 353 fondynge (A.S.) 291, _a temptation, undertaking_ fongen, _see_ fangen foot (A.S.) _a foot_. foote, 354, _on foot_ for (A.S.) _for, for that, because_; for-thi, _because, therefore_ for-, in composition in verbs derived from the Anglo-Saxon, conveys the idea of privation or deterioration, and answers to the modern German ver-. It is preserved in a few words in our language, such as _forbid_, _forbear_, _forlorn_, &c. The following instances occur in Piers Ploughman:-- for-bete (A.S.) _to beat down, beat to pieces, or to death, beat entirely_. _part. past_, for-beten, 436 for-bode (A.S.) _denial, forbidding_ for-biten (A.S.) 332, _to bite to pieces_ for-doon, for-do (A.S.) 78, 163, 371, _to undo, ruin_. _pret. s._ for-dide, 340, 390. _part. past_, for-do, 262, for-doon, 371 for-faren (A.S.) 303, _to go to ruin, perish, to fare ill_ for-freten (A.S.) 332, _to eat to pieces_ +for-gabben (A.N.) 488, _to mock_ for-yeten (A.S.) 362, _to forget_. _pret. s._ for-yat, 205 for-gyven (A.S.) _to forgive_. _pret. s._ 374. _part. pas._ for-gyve, 365 for-glutten (A.S.) 178, _to devour, swallow up_ for-pynede (A.S.) 126, _pined or starved to death, wasted away, niggardly_. Chaucer, C. T. l. 1453:-- In derknes and orrible and strong prisoun This seven yeer hath seten Palamon, _For-pyned_, what for woo and for destresse. And C. T. l. 205:-- He was not pale as a _for-pyned_ goost. In this latter place Tyrwhit seems to interpret it as meaning _tormented_ for-shapen (A.S.) _to unmake_. _pret. s._ for-shapte, 365 for-sleuthen (A.S.) 103, _to be spoilt from lying idle_ for-stallen (A.S.) 68, _to hinder, forestall, stop_ for-sweren (A.S.) 170, _to perjure, swear falsely_. _part. pas._ for-sworen, 418, forsworn for-thynken (A.S.) 167, _to repent, beg pardon_ for-wandred (A.S.) 1, _worn out with wandering about_ for-wanye (A.S.) 79, _to spoil_ +for-werd (A.S.) 476, 494, _worn out_ for-yelden (A.S.) 133, 257, _to make a return for a thing, repay_ forbisne (A.S.) 152, _an example, similitude, parable_ forceres (A.N.) 186, _coffers_ fore-ward, for-ward, for-warde (A.S.) 65, 119, 206, _a bargain, promise_ for-goer (A.S.) 39, _a goer before_ for-goers (A.S.) 31, _people whose business it was to go before the great lords in their progresses, and buy up provisions for them_ formest (A.S.) 186, 403, _first, foremost_ +formfaderes (A.S.) 498, _first fathers_ formour (A.N.) 160, 358, _a creator, maker_ forreyour (A.N.) 430, _a scout, forager_ forster (A.N.) 354, _a forester_ +forytoures, 465, perhaps an error of the press in the old edition for _fautoures_ forwit (A.S.) 87, _prescience, forethought, anticipation_ fostren (A.S.) 360, _to foster_ foulen (A.S.) 414, _to defoul_