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fór-gán

  • verb [ anomalous ]
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Grammar
fór-gán, fóre-gán; he -gǽþ; p. -eóde, pl. -eódon; pp. -gán
Wright's OE grammar
§649;
To go before, precede, stand out, project; præcēdĕre, prōdīre
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  • Fórgǽþ swá swá of fætnysse unrihtwísnys heora

    prōdit quasi ex adĭpe inīquĭtas eōrum,

    • Ps. Spl. 72, 7.
Etymology
[
Dut. voor-gaan
:
Ger. vor-gehen to go before.
]
Linked entries
v.  fór-gangan.
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