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Anglo-Saxon

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fore-nyme

(n.)
Grammar
fore-nyme, es; m.
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glosses presumtio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 118, 29

Linked entry: nyme

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-sægdness

(n.)
Grammar
fore-sægdness, e; f.

A preface

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A preface Ðis ondweard foresaegdnis haec praesens praefatiuncula, Mt. p. 2, 14. Onginnes foresægdnise incipit praefatio, 10, 11. Foresægdnisse, 12, 6

Linked entry: -sægdness

fore-saga

(n.)
Grammar
fore-saga, (?)

a prologueprefacetranslation

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a prologue, preface Forerím ł [fore]tal ł [fore]-saga [ = -sagu?) prologus, Mt. p. 1, 1. In foresaga in prochemio, Jn. p. 187, 12. Mið forasaga praefatione, Lk. p. 3, 11. translation Of foresaga de translatione, Lk. p. 9, 6

Linked entry: saga

fore-sceáwian

(v.)

to foreseeto provide forto provide give for use

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Add: to observe beforehand, consider the future Se man gewilnað þæt hé hlísful sý, and nele foresceáwian þæt úre líchaman beóð áwende tó dúste, Hml. Th. ii. 220, 29. Þæs abbodes on hádunge ꝥ sí forasceáwod gesceád in abbatis ordinatione illa consideretur

fore-scip

(n.)
Grammar
fore-scip, (for-), es; n.

the prow

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The fore-part of a ship, the prow

Linked entry: fór-scip

fore-scúwung

Similar entry: fore-scýwung

fore-scynian

(v.)
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to give way before evil, danger, &c. Yflo monigo forescyniga (for this form cf. scyniga, 7, 12: onscynað, Jn. L. 14, 27) mala plurima praecessura, Lk. p. 10, 14

Linked entry: fore-scunian

fore-scýwa

(n.)
Grammar
fore-scýwa, ( = -scúwa), an; m.

A shadow

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A shadow Forescýa umbra, Rtl. 13, 27

fore-seón

to foreseeto despise

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Add: to foresee Be þám sáwlum þe foreseóð and forewiton monige wísan de animabus quae multa praenoscunt, Gr. D. 301, 14. Grammar fore-seón, = for-seón; P. 217, 7. to despise

fore-setl

(n.)
Grammar
fore-setl, es; m.
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A chief seat, seat of honour Þá formo ræsto ł foresedlo (ꝥ ǽreste sætil, R.) primos recubitos, Mt. L. 23, 6

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-settendlic

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Praepositinae, þæt sind foresettendlice, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 267, 6. For 'Som. Ben. Lye.' substitute

fore-spæc

(n.)
Grammar
fore-spæc, fóre-spæc. l. fore-spǽc
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and take instances to fore-sprǽc

fore-stæppan

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Forestepþ procedit, An. Ox. 51, 65. Hig þæne forman dæg forestæppað, Angl. viii. 330, 23. Se dæg forestóp þá niht eall oð Crístes ǽriste; ac syððan hé þá niht gewuldrode mid his ǽriste, heó forestóp þæne dæg, 319, 40. Hé hí forestóp on heofenan ríce,

Linked entry: fore-steppan

fore-stæppend

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

Linked entry: stæppend

fore-stæppung

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Anticipatio vel preoccupatio vel presumtio, ꝥ ys on Englisc forestæppung oððe dyrstynnys, Angl. viii. 331, 5. For 'Som. Ben. Lye.' substitute

Linked entry: stæppung

fore-stapol

(adj.)
Grammar
fore-stapol, adj.

previous

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

Linked entry: stapol

fore-steall

Grammar
fore-steall, (for-).

preventionhindrance

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Add: prevention, hindrance to free progress Færð fýr ofer eall, ne byð þǽr nán foresteal, ne him man náne mæg miht forwyrnan ignis ubique suis ruptis regnabit habenis, Dóm. L. 146. fine for the crime of fore-steall. Similar entries v. for-steal in Dict

fore-stíg

(n.)
Grammar
fore-stíg, (?), -stigu (?), e; f.: -stige (?), es; m.

An entrancea vestibule

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An entrance, a vestibule Forestíge (-stige?) vestibulum, i. introitum, Hpt. Gl. 514, 59