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fóre-seón

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-seón, to -seónne; p. ic, he -seah, ðú -sáwe, pl. -sáwon; pp. -sewen

To see before ⬩ FORESEE ⬩ provide ⬩ prævĭdēre ⬩ provĭdēre

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To see before, FORESEE, provide; prævĭdēre, provĭdēre Swylce eác be heora andlyfene is to þenceanne and to fóreseónne de eōrum quŏque stĭpendio cŏgĭtandum atque provĭdendum est, Bd. 1. 27; S. 489, 21.

fóre-seónd

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-seónd, es; m.

One who foresees ⬩ a provider ⬩ provīsor

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One who foresees, a provider; provīsor Lícode ðam árfæstan fóreseónde úre hǽlo plăcuit pio provīsōri sălūtis nostræ, Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, 13

fóre-seónes

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-seónes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

A foreseeing ⬩ foresight ⬩ providence ⬩ provĭsio ⬩ provĭdentia

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Mid ða godcundan fóreseónesse dĭvīna provīsiōne, 5, 6; S. 619, 21. Mid ða árfæstan fóreseónysse úres alýsendes pia redemptōris nostri provīsiōne, 4, 9; S. 576, 26

fóre-setnes

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-setnes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

a thing proposed ⬩ proposition ⬩ purpose ⬩ intention ⬩ propŏsĭtio ⬩ propŏsĭtum ⬩ that which is placed before ⬩ a preposition ⬩ præpŏsĭtio

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Gr. 47; Som. 47, 10: 5; Som. 3, 52

fore-seuwenes

(n.)
Grammar
fore-seuwenes, -ness, e; f. [ = for-sewennes]

A despising ⬩ contempt ⬩ dishonour ⬩ contemptus ⬩ dedĕcus

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A despising, contempt, dishonour; contemptus, dedĕcus On mínre unwurþnesse and foreseuwenesse on account of my unworthiness and dishonour. Bt. 5, 1; Fox 10, 23

fóre-singend

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-singend, es; m.

A fore-singer ⬩ one who pitches tunes ⬩ a precentor ⬩ præcentor

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A fore-singer, one who pitches tunes, a precentor; præcentor. Ælfc. Gl. 33; Som. 62, 37; Wrt. Voc. 28, 19

fóre-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-sittan, part. -sittende; p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten

To sit before or in front ⬩ to preside ⬩ præsĭdēre

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To sit before or in front, to preside; præsĭdēre Wæs fóresittende se Arcebiscop Þeodórus the Archbishop Theodore was presiding, Bd. 4, 5; S. 571, 25. Fóresittendum Theodóre præsĭdente Theodōro, 4, 17; S. 585, 24

fóre-snotor

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-snotor, adj.

Highly sagacious ⬩ prudentissĭmus

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Th. 6305; B. 3163

Linked entry: snotor

fore-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
fore-spræc, -spæc, e; f. [ = for, spræc a speech]

A speaking for ⬩ a defence ⬩ an assenting ⬩ agreement ⬩ defensio ⬩ excūsātio ⬩ astipŭlātio

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for him, Bt. 38, 7; Fox 210, 6

Linked entries: fore-spæc for-sprǽc

fóre-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-spræc, fóre-spæc, e; f. [fóre- fore-, spræc a speech]

A fore-speech ⬩ preface ⬩ introduction ⬩ a speaking before for another ⬩ a fore-promise ⬩ præfātio ⬩ præ-sponsio

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A fore-speech, preface, introduction, a speaking before for another, a fore-promise; præfātio, præ-sponsio Ðis is seó fórespræc hú S. Gregorius ðas bóc gedihte, ðe man Pastoralem nemnaþ this is the preface how St.

Linked entries: fóre-spæc for-spǽc

fóre-stæppan

(v.)

to step or go before ⬩ precede

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to step or go before, precede, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 30: Ps. Lamb. 88, 15

fóre-stæppung

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-stæppung, e; f.

A stepping before ⬩ preventing ⬩ anticipation ⬩ præventio ⬩ antĭcĭpātio

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A stepping before, preventing, anticipation; præventio, antĭcĭpātio, Som. Ben. Lye

fóre-standende

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

Standing before ⬩ præstans

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Gr. 9, 26; Som. 11, 9

fóre-steóra

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-steóra, an; m.

A fore-steerer ⬩ man at the prow of a ship ⬩ prōrēta ⬩ prōræ conductor

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A fore-steerer, man at the prow of a ship; prōrēta, prōræ conductor, Cot. 149

fóre-stihtung

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-stihtung, e; f.

A fore-appointment ⬩ prædestĭnātio ⬩ dispensātio

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A fore-appointment; prædestĭnātio, dispensātio Mid fórestihtunge ðære godcundan árfæstnesse by the dispensation of the divine mercy, Bd. 4, 29; S. 607, note 42: Homl. Th. ii. 364, 29

fóre-tácnian

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-tácnian, p. ode; pp. od

To foreshow ⬩ præmonstrāre

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To foreshow; præmonstrāre Ðætte seó sáwl þrówiende wæs, ðætte se líchoma fóretácnode quod anĭma passa sit căro præmonstrābat, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 17

fóre-teón

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-teón, p. -teóde; pp. -teód

To pre-dispose ⬩ pre-ordain ⬩ prædispōnĕre ⬩ præordĭnāre

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Swá monige swá fóreteóde wǽron to écum life quotquot ĕrant præordĭnāti ad vītam æternam, Bd. 2, 14; S. 517, 36

fóre-téþ

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-téþ, pl. m.

The fore-teeth ⬩ præcīsōres

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Gl. 71; Som. 70, 101; Wrt. Voc. 43, 30. Similar entries v. tóþ a tooth

fóre-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-þanc, es; m.

Forethought ⬩ consideration ⬩ considĕrātio

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Kmbl. 712; El. 356. Ða hát-heortan hie mid náne fóreþance nyllaþ gestillan the furious will not calm themselves with any consideration, Past. 40, 6; Cot. MS

fóre-þanclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fóre-þanclíce, adv.

Considerately ⬩ prudently ⬩ consīdĕrāte ⬩ provĭde

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Considerately, prudently; consīdĕrāte, provĭde, Past. 15, 5, Lye