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fore-weard

  • adjective
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fore-weard, adj.
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fore-part of (noun in agreement).
local
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  • Foreweard scip

    prorostris,

    • Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 47
    • .
  • On foreweardre þisse béc

    principio libelli,

    • Ors. 6, 1
    • ;
    • S. 252, 1.
  • Mid forewearde orde stingan

    ex mucrone percutere,

    • Past. 297, 11
    • .
  • Mid þrím fingrum foreweardum geniman

    to take with the tips of three fingers,

    • Lch. ii. 180, 21
    • .
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  • Ne sceal mon þisne drincan sellan on foreweardne þone ece and þá ádle, ac ymb fela nihta,

    • Lch. ii. 256, 18
    • .
  • On forewearde þá ádle,

    • 260, 16
    • :
    • 22, 1
    • .
  • On foreweardne sumor,

    • Chr. 918
    • ;
    • P. 96, 35
    • .
substantive use.
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v. æfte-weard:
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  • Swá wé ǽr on foreweardan þysse race rehton,

    • Hml. S. 23, 790.
  • Malchus eóde on foreweardan

    (in front)

    in tó his geféran, and se bisceop æfter him inn eóde,

    • 752.
  • On ǽlces mannes tungan Crístes nama is ǽfre on foreweardan,

    • 536.
  • On forwerdum

    in fronte, i. in facie,

    • An. Ox. 772.
in the Northern specimens the prefix for- is used:
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  • Onginneð forwueard

    incipit capitula,

    • Mt. p. 13, 13
    • .
  • Foruard

    initium,

    • Rtl. 174, 31.
  • Forueard ł frum̄a

    principium,

    • 38, 7
    • .
  • Forwuard,

    • Mt. p. 12, 12
    • .
  • Ðæs forueardes

    principii,

    • Mk. p. 1, 8
    • .
  • Of forueard

    ex principio,

    • p. 5, 4
    • :
    • Lk. p. 2, 7
    • .
  • Foruearde

    capitulo,

    • Mt. p. 11, 17
    • .
  • In foruuard

    in fronte,

    • p. 12, 2.
  • Ðá foruearda ł ðá fruma

    principia,

    • p. 12, 10
    • .
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  • fore-weard, adj.