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fóre-ward

  • noun [ feminine ]
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fóre-ward, e; f.
An agreement, compact, treaty; pactum, fœdus
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  • His bróðer griþ and fórewarde eall æftercwæþ

    his brother renounced all peace and agreement,

    • Chr. 1094
    • ;
    • Erl. 229, 30, 31.
  • Búton he ða fórewarda geheólde

    unless he kept the agreements,

    • Erl. 229, 32: Cod. Dipl. 732
    • ;
    • A.D. 1016-1020
    • ;
    • Kmbl. iv. 10, 16.
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  • fóre-ward, n.