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fórne

(adv.)
Grammar
fórne, adv.

Beforesoonerpriuscĭtius

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Before, sooner; prius, cĭtius Se oðer leorningcniht fórarn Petrus fórne ille ălius discĭpŭlus præcucurrit cĭtius Petro, Jn. Bos. 20, 4

fóre

(prep.)
Grammar
fóre, = fór; prep. dat. acc.

beforecōramantein conspectupræsente vel audiente ălĭquoantebeforeante

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before; cōram, ante, in conspectu, præsente vel audiente ălĭquo, ante; with the dative; cum dătīvo Se ár Godes ánne wísfæstne wer gehálgode fóre ðam heremægene the messenger of God consecrated a wise man before the host, Andr. Kmbl. 3299; An. 1652. Fela

fored

(v.)
Grammar
fored, part.

Brokenfracturedfractus

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Broken, fractured; fractus Gif monnes ceácan mon fórslihþ ðæt hie beón forede if a man smite another's cheeks that they be broken, L. Alf. pol. 50; Th. i. 94, 15, note 34. Se foreda fót [MS. foot] the fractured foot, Past. 11, 2; Hat. MS. 15 a, 4

forod

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Gif hóhsino forod (-ad, 146, 4) sié, Lch. ii. 14, 27. Ðe má ðe ǽnig fugel his flyhtes gewylt, gif his óðer fiðere forod bið, Hml. Th. ii. 318, 29. Heora fæder feóll foredum swyran, 326, 7. Man hine foredum sceancum intó þǽre eá wurpe, Hml. S. 27, 58.

FORHT

(adj.)
Grammar
FORHT, adj.

fearfultimidaffrightedtĭmĭduspăvĭdusterrĭtustrĕpĭdusterribledreadfulformidableterrĭbilisformīdŏlōsus

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fearful, timid, affrighted; tĭmĭdus, păvĭdus, terrĭtus, trĕpĭdus Ne beó ðú on sefan tó forht be not thou too fearful in mind, Andr. Kmbl. 196; An. 98: Beo. Th. 1512; B. 754. Næs he forht he was not afraid, 5927; B. 2967: Andr. Kmbl. 2172; An. 1087: Rood

Linked entries: froht fyrht ge-forht

fore

(prep.)
Grammar
fore, = for, q. v; prep. dat. acc.

foron account offor the sake ofpropropterperforon account offor the sake ofpropropterper

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for, on account of, for the sake of; pro, propter, per; with the dative; cum dătīvo Ne syndon to lufianne ða wísan fore stówum, ac for gódum wísum stówe syndon to lufianne non pro lŏcis res, sed pro bŏnis rēbus lŏca amanda sunt, Bd. 1, 27; 8. 489, 41

foca

(n.)
Grammar
foca, an; m.

A cake baked on the hearthpānis sub cĭnĕre pistus

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A cake baked on the hearth; pānis sub cĭnĕre pistus Wire focan fac subcĭnĕrĭcios pānes, Gen. 18, 6

fóra

beforeante

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L. C. S. 33; Th. i. 396, 17, note 51 has this reading for fór, or fóre before; ante, q. v. under for-, or fóre

foca

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He geseah þǽr licgan ǽnne snáwhwítne focan (glossed kake) he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals (sub-cinericius panis, l Kings 19, 6), Hml. S. 18, 164. Hé ásende him ǽnne focan (cf. hláf, Gr. D. 118, 5), Hml. Th. ii. 162, 20. Add

Bedan ford

(n.)
Grammar
Bedan ford, Beda-ford, Bedcan ford, Bede-ford, Bedican ford, Biedcan ford, es ; m : dat. -forde, -forda [Hunt. A. D. 1148 Bedeford : West. 1377 Bedford : Kni. 1395 Bedforde, Bedeforde : bedan = bedum lectis, ford vadum: lectos et diversoria ad vadum sonans, Camd.]

BEDFORDoppidi nomen

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BEDFORD; oppidi nomen Ða yldestan men to Bedan forda hyrdon the first men belonged to Bedford, Chr. 918; Ing. 133. 2. Eádweard cyning fór to Bedan forda king Edward went to Bedford, 919; Ing. 133. 13. Hie gedydon æt Bedan forda pervenirent ad Bedanfordam

for-gán

(v.)

to forgoto abstain fromgo withoutto abstain from

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to forgo. Add: to abstain from, not to use, go without, not to take Hé cuæð ðæt hit wǽre good ðæt mon foreóde flǽsc and wín bonum est non manducare carnem neque bibere uinum, Past. 319, 4. Hé eft ett þæt hé ǽr mid forhefednysse foreóde, Hml. Th. i. 180

Linked entry: for-gangan

fore

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
fore, adv.

in frontat the headbefore

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Substitute: local (lit. or fig.), in front, at the head, as chief Fore tó yrnenne prodeundi, Scint. 224, 7. Eorðcyningas þe folcum hér fore wísien kings that, placed at their head, direct the peoples, Ps. Th. 148, 11. temporal, before Fore ic cueð ł

for-ða

(adv.)
Grammar
for-ða, adv.

For that causethereforeproptĕrea

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For that cause, therefore; proptĕrea Forða bletsode ðe God on écnysse proptĕrea benedixit te Deus in æternum, Ps. Spl. 44, 3

fórn

Grammar
fórn, fórne. l. forn, forne.

Similar entry: fóran

forst

Grammar
forst, v. hrím-forst (
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not rím-forst)

fór-rád

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fór-rád, p. of fór-rídan, q.v.

rode before

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rode before Fórrád sió fierd hie fóran the force rode before them, Chr. 894; Th. 166, 7;

fór

a journeyan expeditionmarch

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Add: the action of going Hé wæs unáblinnendlíce on fóre geseted he was incessantly travelling, Hml. S. 23 b, 156. On fóre uehictilo (ad praediolium suum basternae uehiculo properabant, Aid. 67, 28), An. Ox. 4742. Fóre uehiculo (spreto basternae uehiculo

fór

(n.)
Grammar
fór, e; f. [fór, p. of faran to go]

A goingsetting outjourneycoursewayapproachĭtioprofectioĭtercursussĕmĭtaaccessus

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A going, setting out, journey, course, way, approach; ĭtio, profectio, ĭter, cursus, sĕmĭta, accessus Fór wæs ðý beorhtre the course was the brighter. Exon. 105 a; Th. 400, 11; Rä. 20, 8. Me is fenýce fóre hreþre a fen-frog is more rapid than I in its

fóre

(adv.)
Grammar
fóre, adv.

Beforeaforetimeformerlyanteaōlimquondam

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Before, aforetime, formerly; antea, ōlim, quondam He on Ægypta lande worhte fóre wundur mǽre he aforetime did great wonders in the land of Egypt, Ps. Th. 77, 14

Linked entry: fore-swígan

folcú

(n.)
Grammar
folcú, [folc people, cú a cow]

A cow of the herd

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A cow of the herd Under folcúm inter vaccas pŏpŭlōrum, Ps. Th. 67, 27. Folcúm, for folc-cúm, from folcú, like wildeór, wyrtruma, for wild-deór, wyrt-truma, etc