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forþ-faran

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
forþ-faran, p. -fór, pl. -fóron; pp. -faren
To go forth, depart, die; discēdĕre, abīre, defungi
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  • Ðætte hi ǽgðer ge forþfaraþ ge eftcumaþ

    that they both depart and return,

    • Bt. 33, 4
    • ;
    • Fox 128, 8.
  • On ðam ilcan geáre he forþfór

    in the same year he died,

    • Chr. 571
    • ;
    • Erl. 19, 18.
  • Forþfaren

    defunctus,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 41
    • ;
    • Som. 44, 31: Wrt. Voc. 85, 58.
  • Ðá Héródes wæs forþfaren

    defuncto Hērōde,

    • Mt. Bos. 2, 19: Chr. 685
    • ;
    • Erl. 41, 34: Homl. Th. ii. 158, 4.
  • Synd forþfarene, ðe ðæs cildes sáwle sóhton

    defuncti sunt, qui quærēbant anĭmam puĕri,

    • Mt. Bos. 2, 20.
Etymology
[
Laym. forðfaren pp. dead.
]
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