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fore-burh

(n.)
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a principal town (?) Foreburga praedia (lis satis cruenta inter duo populosa praedia gerebatur, Ald. 52, 16), An. Ox. 3790. Add:

fore-byrd

Similar entry: for-byrd

fore-cneóres

(n.)

progenies

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glosses progenies Of forecneówresse on forecneóressa a progenie in progenies, Ps. Rdr. p. 296, 50

fore-déman

(v.)

to pre-judge

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to pre-judge Ne hé ne foredéme nec prejudicet, R. Ben. I. 105, 6

Linked entry: déman

fore-druncen

Similar entry: for-drincan

fore-druncnian

(v.)

Similar entry: for-druncnian

fore-dyrstig

(adj.)
Grammar
fore-dyrstig, adj.

Presumptuous

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Presumptuous Foredyrstig presumptuosus, Rtl. 100, 39

Linked entry: dyrstig

fóre-fæder

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Dele

fore-fréfrend

(n.)
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glosses pro-consul Forefroefrend proconsul, Rtl. 100, 17

Linked entry: fréfrend

fore-gangan

to precede

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Add: to precede (in time) Þá foregangendan hlǽfdian (praecedentes matres) gewunodon ꝥ hí hit sǽdon þám gingrum nunnum, and nú þá gingran nunnan hit reccaþ, Gr. D. 280, 26. Gódra foregangendra (praecedentium) wera, 8, 20: 277, 10. to take precedence of

fore-geblind

(part.)
Grammar
fore-geblind, pp.

Blinded

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Blinded Foregeblind obcecatum, Mk. L. 6, 52

Linked entry: ge-blindan

fore-gehátan

(v.)

to orderto promise

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to order Foregehéht praecipit, Mt. p. 14, 11: praecepit, 18, 9. to promise Hiá foregehéhton him feh þte hiá sealla walldon promiserunt ei pecuniam se daturos, Mk. L. R. 14, 11

Linked entry: ge-hátan

fore-genga

an attendanta predecessora leaderruler

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Add: one who goes before Forgencga antecessor, An. Ox. 619. implying inferiority, an attendant: On þám fǽtelse þe hyre foregenga, bláchleór ides, heora bégea nest þyder on lǽdde, Jud. 127. a predecessor Se cyng Willelm wæs strengere þonne his foregenga

Linked entries: fore-genge for-genga

fore-gesægd

(adj.; part.)

predestined

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predestined Foregesægd praedistinatum, Mk. p. 1, 9

Linked entry: ge-secgan

fore-witan

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Be þám sáwlum þe forewiton (praenoscunt) monige wísan, Gr. D. 301, 14. Add

fore-witig

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fore-witig, -wittig.

sagaciousforeknowingpresagingprophetic

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Add: sagacious Þá forewittigan sagacissimam, An. Ox. 70. His foregengan wǽron on gleáwscype swíþe bescáwede and forewittige, Lch. iii. 436, 12. foreknowing Drihten cwæð tó ðǽre byrig, 'Gif þú wistest hwæt þé tóweard is . . .' Gif seó buruhwaru ðǽre

fore-wittiendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
fore-wittiendlic, adj.

Foreknowingprophetic

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Foreknowing, prophetic Forewittiendlicere gecíednysse presago (i. prescio) uocabulo, An. Ox. 1502

Linked entry: witiendlíc

fore-wrégan

Similar entry: for-wrégan

fore-writennes

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Forewritenesse proscriptionem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 56. Add

fore-hradian

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