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fore-wís

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Þá áforhtode uncer mód, for þan hit bið ǽlces yfeles forewís, Hml. A. 206, 363. For Cot. 149 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 79, and add

fore-wítegung

(n.)
Grammar
fore-wítegung, e; f.

Foretellingprophesying

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Foretelling, prophesying Forewítegung praesagium, An. Ox. 2563. Forewítegunge praesagio, 949. Dionisius hine gefréfrode mid forewítegunge, and sǽde ꝥ hé wiste þurh God ꝥ Ióhannes sceolde síþian of þám íglande, Hml. S. 29, 97: Angl. iii. 110, 104, 115

Linked entry: wítegung

fore-witol

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Se forewitola Scyppend wiste on ǽr hwæt hé of hyre gedón habban wolde, Chr. 1067; P. 201, 26. Add

Linked entry: -witol

fore-witung

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Dele

Linked entry: witung

fore-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
fore-wyrd, fore-wyrd, -wyrde, es; n.

a provisoagreementcondition

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What is said before, a proviso, agreement, condition Forewyrde antefata (cf. wǽr*-*word), Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 28. Þá Pyhtas heom ábǽdon wíf æt Scottum on þá gerád (ꝥ forewyrd, v. l.) ꝥ hí gecuron heora kynecinn on þá wífhealfa, Chr. P. 3, 16. Hér swutelað

Linked entries: -wyrd fore-word

fore-wyrdan

Similar entry: ge-forewyrdan

flohten-fóte

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fore-gísel

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A hostage given as security for the performance of a promise Eást-Engle hæfdon foregísla .vi. geseald and þéh ofer þá treówa . . . fóron hié, Chr. 894; P. 84, 20. Hié him þǽr foregíslas saldon, swá fela swá hé habban wolde, and micle áþas swóron, and

Linked entry: gísel

fore-heáfod

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fore-heáfod, (for-).
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Mearciað ródetácen on eówrum foreheáfdum, Hml, Th. i. 466, 20. On forheáfdum in frontibus, Hy. S. 32, 39. Add

Linked entry: for-heáfod

fore-hradian

(v.)

Linked entry: hradian

fore-irnan

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fore-irnan, (for-).
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Heó forarn ðám folce, Hml. Th. i. 566, 11. Ðe óðer ðegn forearn Petre ille alius discipulus praecurrit Petro, Jn. R. L. 20, 4: Lk. L. 19, 4. Forearn procurrens, Mk. L. R. 10, 17. Foreiorne prorumpere, Mt. p. 9, 4. Take here for-yrnan, and add

Linked entries: irnan for-irnan

fore-irnend

(n.)
Grammar
fore-irnend, es; m.

A forerunner

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A forerunner Foreiernend antecessor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 1, 18

Linked entry: irnend

fore-irnere

(n.)
Grammar
fore-irnere, es; m.

A forerunnerprecursor

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A forerunner, precursor Foreiornere precursor, Rtl. 56, 3, 20. Foreirnerum feletei, Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 52. Féþemen, féþehere felethi, foreirnerum felethei, 33, 46

Linked entry: irnere

fore-mǽre

Grammar
fore-mǽre, , for-mǽre.
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Add: of persons Sum swíðe ǽnlic wer and foremǽre quidam spectabilis vir, Gr. D. 307, 1. Ꝥ wæs swíðe foremǽre man for Gode, and his gód wæs swíðe gecýðed, Bl. H. 217, 2. Þus heálices and ðus foremǽres úres mundboran láre folgian, 169, 17. Ꝥ mycele and

fore-meahtig

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Foremihtig prepotens, Hy. S. 74, 9. Add

fore-meahtiglic

(adj.)
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fore-meahtiglic, (-miht-); adj.

strenuous

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Very strong, strenuous Þá strangan oððe foremihtiglice strenua (the corresponding gloss in Hpt. Gl. 405, 29 is: strenua þá foremih[tigan? or -tiglican?), þá stra[n]gan ł foremihti[gan? or -glice?]), Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 60

fore-mihtiglíce

(adv.)
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Dele

fóre-múnt

Grammar
fóre-múnt, fore-munt

a promontory

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a promontory Foremunte promontorio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 65. Substitute:

fore-nama

(n.)
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glosses pronomen Tó forenaman pronomine, R. Ben. I. 11, 13

fore-onfang

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glosses praesumtio Foreonfong praesumtio, Mt. p. 1, 4. Foreonfoeng, 8, 2