Old English Dictionary Entry

For-liger

Part of speech: -ligr, es;

Definitions

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1 for-liger

pl. nom. acc. -ligeru, -ligru, -ligra; n. Fornication, adultery; fornĭcātio, adultĕrium :-- For forligere ob fornĭcātiōnem, Mt. Bos. 19, 9: Jn. Bos. 8, 41: Homl. Th. ii. 322, 28: L. Edm. S. 4; Th. i. 246, 5. Se óðer heáfodleahter is gecweden forliger the second chief sin is called fornication, Homl. Th. ii. 220, 3. Innan of manna heortan cumaþ forligeru ab intus de corde hŏmĭnum procēdunt forĭcātiōnes, Mk. Bos. 7, 21. Forligru fornĭcātiōnes, Mt. Bos. 15, 19. Ǽnig cristen mann ne ǽnige forligru ne begange let not any Christian man commit fornication, L. C. E. 7; Th. i. 364, 24. Ascúnige man swíðe fúle forligra let a man earnestly shun foul fornications, L. Eth. vi. 28; Th. i. 322, 15. for-liger

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Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᚱ-ᛚᛁᚷᛖᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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L.: Latin

Works & Authors

C.: Corpus Christi College MS
Jn.: Gospel of St. John (OE translation)
Mk.: Gospel of St. Mark (OE translation)
Mt.: Gospel of St. Matthew (OE translation)
S.: Sievers, E. (editor/scholar)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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