Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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fore

before ⬩ in front of ⬩ at the head of ⬩ before ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ because of ⬩ on account of ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ in place of ⬩ instead of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ to the honour of ⬩ of ⬩ about ⬩ before ⬩ into the presence of

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III. 12 Ic ne mæg fore mínum wonǽhtum willan ádreógan, Hy. 4, 103.

Linked entries: fóre-beón fóre-bétan fóre-gilpan

líf

(adv.)
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Hwæfer bútan þé ( the baker ) wé magon líf ádreógan?, Coll.

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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Hí búton wærscipe heora woruld ádreógaþ, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 361. VIII. a person's world, conditions of life Hwæðer Boetie eall his woruld lícode ðá hé gesǽlgost wæs, Bt. 26, tit.; Fox xiv, 18: 26, 1; Fox 90, 23. Hyra woruld wæs gehwyrfed, Cd.

Linked entries: weorld weoruld werold weruld world woruld

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