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fóre-gleáwlíce

(adv.)
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fóre-gleáwlíce, adv.

Providentlyprudentlyprovĭde

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Providently, prudently; provĭde, R. Ben. interl. 3

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fóre-heáfod

(n.)

the foreheadfrons

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the forehead; frons, Som. Ben. Lye

fóre-mǽrlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-mǽrlíc, adj.

Eminentpræclārus

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Eminent; præclārus Hú weorþlíc and hú fóremǽrlíc how honourable and how eminent, Bt. 33, 1; Fox 120, 34

fóre-mearcod

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-mearcod, part.

Fore-notedprænŏtātus

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Fore-noted; prænŏtātus, Cot. 157

fóre-mihtig

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-mihtig, adj.

Prepotentmost mightypræpŏtens

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Prepotent, most mighty; præpŏtens, Cd. 208; Th. 257, 33; Dan. 667

fóre-mihtiglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fóre-mihtiglíce, -mihtlíce; adv.

Most mightilystrēnue

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Most mightily; strēnue, Cot. 202

fóre-múnt

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-múnt, es; m.

A fore-mountpromontorypromontōrium

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A fore-mount, promontory; promontōrium, Cot. 149

fóre-rím

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-rím, es; m.

A prologueprefaceprolŏgus

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A prologue, preface; prolŏgus Onginneþ fórerím incĭpit prolŏgus, Mt. Kmbl. Præf. p. 1. 1

fóre-settan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-settan, p. -sette, pl. -setton; pp. -seted, -sett

To set beforeproposeshutclose inpræpōnĕrepropōnĕrepræclūdĕre

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To set before, propose, shut, close in; præpōnĕre, propōnĕre, præclūdĕre Hí ða ylcan Eald-Seaxan næfdon ágenne cyning, ac ealdormen wǽron heora þeóde fóresette non hăbent rēgem iidem antīqui Saxŏnes, sed satrăpas suæ genti præpŏsĭtos, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624

fóre-settendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-settendlíc, adj.

Set beforeprepositivepræpŏsĭtīvus

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

fóre-smeagan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-smeagan, -smeágean

to premeditatepræmĕdĭtāri

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to premeditate; præmĕdĭtāri Ne scyle gé on eówrum heortum fóresmeágean, hú gé andswarion pōnĭte in cordībus vestris non præmĕdĭtāri, quemadmŏdum respondeātis, Lk. Bos. 21, 14. Foresmeagan scrutari, investigare, Hpt. Gl

fóre-smeáung

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-smeáung, e; f.

Premeditationpræmĕdĭtātio

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Premeditation; præmĕdĭtātio, Som. Ben. Lye

fore-spæc

(n.)
Grammar
fore-spæc, e; f.

A speaking for or togetheran assentingagreementastipŭlātio

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A speaking for or together, an assenting, agreement; astipŭlātio Ðæt eall gelǽst sý ðæt on úre forespæce stænt that all be fulfilled which stands in our agreement, L. Ath. v. § 3; Th. i. 232, 8

fóre-spæc

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-spæc, e; f.

A fore-speechprefacepræfātio

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A fore-speech, preface; præfātio Fórespæc præfātio, Ælfc. Gl. 90; Som. 74, 126; Wrt. Voc. 51, 39

fóre-specen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fóre-specen, part.

Fore-spokenaforesaidpræfātusprædictus

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Fore-spoken, aforesaid; præfātus, prædictus Dó ðæt [MS. ðæs] leán to ðám fórespecenan gódum add that reward to the aforesaid goods, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 190, 2

fóre-standan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-standan, p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen

To stand beforeto excelpræstāre

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To stand before, to excel; præstāre Fórestandan præstāre, Cot. 149

fóre-stapan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-stapan, he -stæpþ; p. ic, he -stóp, ðú -stópe, pl. -stópon; impert. -stape, -stæpe, pl. -stapaþ; pp. -stapen

To step beforepreventcome or go beforeprecedeprægrĕdiprævĕnīrepræīrepræcēdĕre

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To step before, prevent, come or go before, precede; prægrĕdi, prævĕnīre, præīre, præcēdĕre Forðan ðu fórestópe hine on blætsungum quŏniam prævēnisti eum in benedictiōnĭbus. Ps. Lamb. 20, 4. Arís eálá Drihten, fórestæpe oððe fórhrada hine exsurge Dŏmĭne

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fóre-stígan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-stígan, p. -stág, -stáh, pl. -stigon; pp. -stigen

To go beforeto excelexcellēre

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To go before, to excel; excellēre Ic fórestíge excelleo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Som. 28, 45, MS. C

fóre-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-swerian, p. ic, he -swór, ðú -swóre, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen

To FORESWEARdeclare beforeantejūrāre

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To FORESWEAR, declare before; antejūrāre Ðæt land, ðe ic fóreswór heora fæderum terram, pro qua [ante-] jūrāvi patrĭbus eōrum, Num. 14, 23. Ðæt land, ðe ðú hira fæderum fóreswóre terram, pro qua [ante-] jūrasti patrĭbus eōrum, 11. 12

fóre-tácen

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-tácen, -tacn, es; n.

A FORE-TOKENpresagesignwonderpræsāgiumprodĭgium

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A FORE-TOKEN, presage, sign, wonder; præsāgium, prodĭgium Fóretácn écra góda a fore-token of eternal blessings, Bt. 40, 2; Fox 236, 21: Ps. Spl. 77, 48: 70, 8. Ðæt biþ fóretácna mæst that shall be the greatest of fore-tokens, Exon. 21 a; Th. 55, 34;