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ǽror

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽror, ǽrror, ǽrur, ǽrer; adv.

Beforeformerlyanteaprius

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Se ðe fela ǽror fyrena gefremede he who before had committed many crimes, Beo. Th. 1623; B. 809. Nemne we ǽror mǽgen fáne gefyllan unless we before may fell the foe, 5302; B. 2654.

ge-steald

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Place before ge-stealla, and add:

ǽr-gód

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr-gód, adj.

Good before othersof prime goodnesspræ ceteris bonus

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Good before others, of prime goodness; præ ceteris bonus Æðeling ǽrgód a prince good before others. Beo. Th. 260; B. 130: 2662; B. 1329. Íren ǽrgód iron of prime goodness, 1982; B. 989

Linked entry: gód

fóran

(prep.)
Grammar
fóran, prep.

Beforeante

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Fóran-to before, Chr. 920; Erl. 104, 31.

ǽryr

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽryr, adv.

Beforeprius

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Before; prius, C. Jn. 1, 30, Lye

fóre-settendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-settendlíc, adj.

Set beforeprepositivepræpŏsĭtīvus

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Set before, prepositive; præpŏsĭtīvus, Som. Ben. Lye

ǽrur

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽrur, adv.

Beforeantea

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Before; antea Swá he him ǽrur, hér on ðyssum lífe, ge-earnaþ as he for himself before, here in this life, earneth. Rood Kmbl. 214; Kr. 108: Ps. Th. 115, 3

fór-arn

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fór-arn, p. of fór-yrnan.

ran before

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ran before, Jn. Bos. 20, 4;

mold-corn

(n.)
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This should be put before molde

ǽr-gystran-dæg

(n.)

ere-yesterdaythe day before yesterdaynudius tertius

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ere-yesterday, the day before yesterday; nudius tertius

fóre-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-wyrd, e; f. [fóre, wyrd an event]

A deed done beforeantefactum

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A deed done before; antefactum, Som. Ben. Lye

frǽ-

(prefix)

beforein a greater degreeveryexceedinglypræ-

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before, in a greater degree, very, exceedingly; præ-:

Linked entry: fætt

freá-

(prefix)
Grammar
freá-, frǽ-

beforein a greater degreeveryexceedinglypræ-

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before, in a greater degree, very, exceedingly; præ-:

Linked entries: frǽ- wine

wær-lot

(n.)
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Before wærlotes insert Gebrægdnes, and see ge-brægden

bi-fóran

(prep.)
Grammar
bi-fóran, prep. dat.

Beforeante, coram

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Before; ante, coram Wineleás guma gesihþ him bifóran fealwe wegas the friendless mortal sees before him seared ways, Exon. 77 a; Th. 289, 10; Wand. 46: 47 a; Th. 160, 22; Gú. 947

á-hreddan

(v.)
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In 1. 5 insert Gen. before 2127

ér

(adv.)

ere, before

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ere, before. Th. Diplm. A. D. 830; 465, 30

GEÓL

(n.)
Grammar
GEÓL, giúl, iúl, geóhol, es; n.

festum jolense, festum natalitiorum Christi, festum quodvis, convivium

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Feówertig daga ǽr eástran and feówertig daga ǽr Cristes acennisse ðæt is ǽr geólum fourty days before Easter and fourty days before Christ's birth, that is, before Christmas, Shrn. 82, 11

fór-rídan

(v.)
Grammar
fór-rídan, p. -rád, pl. -ridon; pp. -riden

To ride beforeinterceptpræequĭtāreintercĭpĕre

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To ride before, intercept; præequĭtāre, intercĭpĕre Fórrád sió fierd hie fóran the force rode before them. Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 25. Ða men hie fóran fórridan mehton bútan geweorce the men they might intercept outside the work, 894; Erl. 93, 11

æt-foran

(prep.)
Grammar
æt-foran, prep. dat. [æt at, foran fore]

Close beforeclose bybeforeatanteprocoram

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Close before, close by, before, at; ante, pro, coram Ætforan eágan ðíne ante ocalos tuns. Ps. Spl. 5,5: 13, 7: Byrht. Th. 132, 14; By. 16. Sæt ætforan ðam dómsetle sedit pro tribunali, Jn. Bos. 19,13

Linked entry: fóran