fóre-spræc
- noun [ feminine ]
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Ðis is seó fórespræc hú S. Gregorius ðas bóc gedihte, ðe man Pastoralem nemnaþ
this is the preface how St. Gregory made this book which people call Pastoral,
- Past. pref ;
- Cot.
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MS. Beóþ ða ungewittigan cild gehealdene on ðam fulluhte þurh fórespræce ðæs godfæder
unknowing children are saved in baptism by the fore-promise of the godfather,
- Bd. Whelc. 180, 44.
Bosworth, Joseph. “fóre-spræc.” 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/11376.
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