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forþ-gesceaft

  • noun [ feminine ]
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forþ-gesceaft, e; f.
the created things, creation, world; creātūra, res creātæ, mundus
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  • Fyrn forþgesceaft Fæder ealle bewát

    the Father guards all the ancient creation,

    • Exon. 128 a
      • ;
    • Th. 492, 4
      • ;
    • Rä. 81, 9: 92 b
      • ;
    • Th. 346, 24
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    • Sch. 3.
the future world, state, or condition; stătus fŭtūrus
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  • Is seó forþgesceaft dígol and dyrne

    the future condition is dark and secret,

    • Menol. Fox 584
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    • Gn. C. 61.

  • He ða forþgesceaft forgyteþ and forgýmeþ

    he forgets and neglects the future state,

    • Beo. Th. 3505
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    • B. 1750: Exon. 80 b
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    • Th. 303, 20
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    • Fä. 56.

  • Ðæt ic an forþgesceaft feran móte

    that I may come to a future state,

    • Ps. C. 50, 52
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    • Ps. Grn. ii. 278, 52.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “forþ-gesceaft.” 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/11871.

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