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fóre-býsen

  • noun [ feminine ]
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fóre-býsen, e; f. [fóre, býsen an example, model]
A fore-model, an example; exemplum
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  • Arcebisceop sceal hálgian and getryman mid gódan mynegunga and fórebýsene

    an archbishop shall hallow and strengthen them with good admonitions and example,

    • Chr. 694
    • ;
    • Th. 67, 43.
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  • fóre-býsen, n.