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fóre-weard

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
fóre-weard, -ward, fór-word, -werd, e; f; fóre-warde, an; f. A
FOREWARD, precaution, contract, agreement, compact, treaty, provision; præcautio, pactum, fœdus
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  • Wurdon ða fórewearda full worhte

    the contracts were completed.

    • Chr. 1109
    • ;
    • Erl. 242, 22.
  • To ðán ylcan fóreweardum [MS. foreweardan]

    with the same provisions,

    • Cod. Dipl. 731
    • ;
    • A.D. 1013-1020
    • ;
    • Kmbl. iv. 10, 6.
  • Fóreweard

    exordium,

    • Rtl. 69, 17.
Etymology
[
Dut. voor-waarde, f. condition, terms, pre-contract.
]
Derived forms
weard
Linked entries
v.  fóre-ward fóre-ward fóre-warde fóre-werd fór-ward fór-werd.
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  • fóre-weard, n.