† forbuyv.
Obsolete.
transitive. To buy off.
a. To ransom; esp. to redeem (from sin, hell, etc.).
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > punishment > [verb (transitive)] > reduce sentence or penalty
forbuyc1315
lenify1567
commute1642
to let one off easy1821
society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > salvation, redemption > save, redeem [verb (transitive)]
aleseOE
abyeOE
buyc1175
washc1175
winc1220
salvea1225
savec1225
forbuyc1315
ransomc1350
signc1350
again-buya1382
forechoosea1400
gain-buy1435
redeemc1438
pre-elect1561
sa'1604
electa1617
unsina1631
c1315 Shoreham 164 Ase man was thorȝ trowe by-couȝt, In trowe he scholde be for-bouȝt.
a1330 Otuel 1710 Takeþ me on liue & sle me nouȝt, Leet mi lif be for-bouȝt.
c1450 Chester Pl. (Shaks. Soc.) I. 192 Christe..comen [is] man~kinde to forbye From God in mayistie.
b. To atone for.
ΘΚΠ
society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > atonement > atone for [verb (transitive)]
beetc897
i-bye10..
abyelOE
answer?a1300
buya1300
amendc1300
mendc1330
forbuy1340
redressa1387
answera1400
byea1400
filla1400
peasea1400
ransoma1400
to pay for——c1400
recompense?a1439
abidea1450
satisfyc1460
redeema1464
repaira1513
syth1513
reconcile1535
acquit1567
dispense1590
assoil1596
propitiate1610
expiatea1626
atone1661
retrievea1679
1340 Ayenbite (1866) 78 Hi couþen hire zennen uorbegge.
c1450 Chester Pl. (Shaks. Soc.) II. 79 My Lorde uppon the roode tree Your synnes hath forboughte.
c. To gain over; to bribe.
ΘΚΠ
society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [verb (transitive)] > bribe
meedOE
underorna1325
corrump1387
forbuy1393
hirec1400
wage1461
fee1487
under-arearc1503
bribe1528
grease1528
money1528
corrupt1548
budc1565
to feed with money1567
to put out a person's eyes with (a gift, bribe, etc.)1580
sweeten1594
to grease the fist or (one) in the fist1598
over-bribe1619
to buy off1629
palter1641
to take off1646
buy1652
overmoneya1661
bub1684
to speak to ——1687
to tickle in the palm1694
daub1699
overbuy1710
touch1752
palm1767
to get at ——1780
fix1790
subsidize1793
sop1837
to buy over1848
backsheesh1850
nobble1856
square1859
hippodrome1866
see1867
boodleize1883
boodle1886
to get to ——1901
reach1906
straighten1923
lubricate1928
to keep (someone) sweet1939
sling1939
to pay off1942
bung1950
1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 212 He which hindreth every kinde And for no gold may be forbought.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 17464 Þai war for-boght þe soth to hele.
Derivatives
forˈbuyer n. a redeemer.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > the Trinity > the Son or Christ > [noun] > as saviour
alesendeOE
healendc1000
healerc1175
buyera1300
saviourc1330
forbuyera1382
ransomera1400
salvatora1400
savera1400
salver14..
redemptorc1438
redeemer?a1475
again-buyer1530
righteous maker1535
regenerator1538
horn of salvation (health)1611
redemptionist1647
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. liv. 8 The Lord, thi forbiere.
c1450 Chester Pl. (E.E.T.S.) 400 I am he they call Messy, fore~byar of Israell.
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