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be-fóran

  • preposition
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Grammar
be-fóran, bi-fóran; prep. I. dat. II. acc. [be by, proximity, fóran fore, as æt fóran]
Wright's OE grammar
§288; §559;
Grammar
be-fóran, DAT.
BEFORE; ante, coram, præ
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  • He swíðe oft befóran fremede folces rǽswum wundor æfter wundre he

    very often performed before the princes of the people miracle after miracle,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 1237
      • ;
    • An. 619.

  • Ealdormen héredon híg befóran him

    principes laudaverunt eam apud illum

    Gen. 12, 15.

  • Hwá ne wáfaþ ðæs, ðæt ða steorran scínaþ befóran ðam mónan, and ne befóran ðære sunnan

    who wonders not at this, that the stars shine before the moon, and not before the sun?

    Bt. 39, 3 ; Fox 214, 30.
Grammar
be-fóran, ACC.
BEFORE
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  • He oft befóran hine com ante illum venire consueverat

    • Bd. 5, 2
      • ;
    • S. 614, 42, note

  • Sweord manige gesáwon befóran beorn beran

    many saw a sword borne before the hero

    • Beo. Th. 2052
      • ;
    • B. 1024.
Grammar
be-fóran, befóran
frequently comes after the case
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  • Him befóran féreþ leóht

    light goeth before him

    • Cd. 222
      • ;
    • Th.288, 29
      • ;
    • Sat. 389
      • ;
    • Gú, 947
      • ;
    • Th. 160, 22
      • ;
    • Gú. 947.

  • Him bifóran

    before them

    • Exon. 47a
      • ;
    • Th. 160,22
      • ;
    • Gú. 947
Linked entries
v.  bi-fóran bi-fóran.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “be-fóran.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/3397.

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  • be-fóran, prep.

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