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Old English Dictionary Entry

Forod

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1 forod

adj. part. [v. nacod naked] Broken, fractured, violated; fractus, violātus :-- Wæs him gylp forod their vaunt was broken, Cd. 4; Th. 5, 10; Gen. 69. Ðá wearþ hire mid ánum wyrpe án ribb forod then with one throw one of its ribs was broken, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 84, 41. Gif se earm biþ forod if the arm be broken, L. Alf. pol. 54; Th. i. 94, 24, note 57. Gif monnes ceácan mon forslihþ, ðæt hie beóþ forode if a man smite another's cheeks, so that they be broken, L. Alf. pol. 50; Th. i. 94, 15: Ps. Th. 30, 12. Foredum sceancum with broken legs, H. R. 101, 21. forod
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᚱᚩᛞ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

L.
Latin

Works & Authors

Cd.
Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Gen.
Genesis (OE poem)
Ors.
Orosius, Historiarum (OE translation by Alfred)
Ps.
Psalms (OE)
R.
Riddles (Exeter Book)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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