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fóre-wítigian

(v.)
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fóre-wítigian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To foresay ⬩ prophesy ⬩ prænuntiāre

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To foresay, prophesy; prænuntiāre Se mycla hunger, ðe wæs fórewítegad on Actĭbus Apostŏlōrum the great famine, which was foretold in the Acts of the Apostles, Chr. 47; Erl. 7, 24

fóre-witig

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-witig, -wittig; adj.

Foreknowing ⬩ præscius

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Foreknowing; præscius Fórewitig towerdra þinga præscius fŭtūri, Ælfc. Gr. 41; Som. 44, 12; Hpt. Gl

fóre-witol

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-witol, adj. [witol knowing]

Foreknowing ⬩ præscius

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Foreknowing; præscius, Lye

fóre-witung

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-witung, e; f.

A foreknowing ⬩ foretelling ⬩ presage ⬩ præsāgium

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A foreknowing, foretelling, presage; præsāgium, Som. Ben. Lye.; Hpt. Gl

fore-hradian

(v.)
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to hasten before Forehradedon preuenerunt. Chrd. 26, 18

fore-hús

(n.)
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a porch Þǽr wæs án forehús æt þǽre cyrcan duru, Vis. Lfc. 33

fore-weard

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Dele'(?)', and add Ymb þá foreward þe wǽron geworhte ... And sé ðe þás foreward tóbreke, C.D. iv. 263, 13-21

fore-weard

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Add Hí mid forewerdum tán stæppað uix imprimunt summa uestigia, Chrd. 64, 35. ¶. add :-- Gif hí standað on foreweardan on ðǽre sprǽce, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 241, 10

fóre-beran

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Dele

fóre-gilpan

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Dele

fore-glendra

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glosses praecipitare, Lk. p. 4, 15

Linked entry: glendrian

fore-manig

(adj.)
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glosses promultus Foremonig promultam, Mt. p. 16, 5

fore-rynel

(n.)

a harbinger

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a harbinger. Eádmódnyss forrynel (precursor) ys sóðre lufe, Scint. 23, 8. Sé sé ðe ðone sácerdhád onféhð, hé onféhð friccan scíre and foreryneles; ðá hér iernað beforan kyningum and bodigeað hira færelt, Past. 91, 21. On þǽre cyrcan þæs hálgan forryneles

fore-scúwung

Similar entry: fore-scýwung

fore-setnes

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Hé nǽfre þá foresetenesse his munuchádes ánforlét (cf. hé heóld his mune[c]lice ingehýd, Hml. Th. ii. 506, 13), Bl. H. 219, 32. Add

fore-stæppend

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Forstæp[pend] antecessor, An. Ox. 619. Add

Linked entry: stæppend

fore-stapol

(adj.)
Grammar
fore-stapol, adj.

previous

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Going before, previous Forestapulum preuio, Germ. 396, 147

Linked entry: stapol

fore-stihtung

predestination

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predestination Seó forestihtung (praedestinatio) þæs écan ríces, Gr. D. 54, 19, 30. Be forestihtinge (predestinatione). Twyfeald is forestihtung, sam þe gecorenra tó reste, sam þe wiþercorenra tó deáþe, ǽgþer mid godcundum dóme ys gedón, Scint. 226,

fore-styltan

Similar entry: for-styltan

fore-swíþan

Similar entry: for-swíþan

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