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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. Ðú ealle míne wegas wel fóresáwe omnes vias meas

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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A foreseeing, foresight, providence; provĭsio, provĭdentia Heó ða cúþestan andsware ðære upplícan fóreseónesse onféng accēpit ipsa certissĭmum sŭpernæ provīsiōnis responsum, Bd. 4, 7; S. 575, 1. Mid ða godcundan fóreseónesse dĭvīna provīsiōne, 5, 6;

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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Highly sagacious; prudentissĭmus Fóresnotre men highly sagacious men, Beo. Th. 6305; B. 3163

Linked entry: snotor

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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Standing before; præstans Biscop oððe fórestandende antistes, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 26; Som. 11, 9

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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To pre-dispose, pre-ordain; prædispōnĕre, præordĭnāre Swá ðé bearn weorþaþ geboren syððan, ða ylcan ic ǽr fóreteóde ecce nātio filiōrum tuōrum quibus dispŏsui, Ps. Th. 72, 12. Swá monige swá fóreteóde wǽron to écum life quotquot ĕrant præordĭnāti ad

fóre-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-þanc, es; m.

Forethought ⬩ consideration ⬩ considĕrātio

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Forethought, consideration; considĕrātio Biþ andgit ǽghwǽr sélest, ferhþes fóreþanc understanding is everywhere best, forethought of mind. Beo. Th. 2124; B. 1060. Náhton fóreþances wísdómes gewitt they had no sense of wisdom's foresight, Elen. Kmbl.

fóre-þanclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fóre-þanclíce, adv.

Considerately ⬩ prudently ⬩ consīdĕrāte ⬩ provĭde

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

fóre-þoncol

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-þoncol, adj.

Sagacious ⬩ prudent ⬩ prōvĭdus ⬩ prūdens

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Sagacious, prudent; prōvĭdus, prūdens Ðæt fóreþoncle men sægdon what sagacious men said, Exon. 25 a; Th. 73, 19; Cri. 1192

fóre-týnd

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-týnd, part. p.

Foreclosed ⬩ præclūsus

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Foreclosed; præclūsus Geméttan we us ǽghwanan gelíce storme fóresette and fóretýnde invēnĭmus nos pări tempestāte præclūsos, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 31

fóre-ward

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-ward, e; f.

An agreement ⬩ compact ⬩ treaty ⬩ pactum ⬩ fœdus

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An agreement, compact, treaty; pactum, fœdus His bróðer griþ and fórewarde eall æftercwæþ his brother renounced all peace and agreement, Chr. 1094; Erl. 229, 30, 31. Búton he ða fórewarda geheólde unless he kept the agreements, Erl. 229, 32: Cod. Dipl

fóre-weard

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-weard, es; m.

A forewarder ⬩ scout ⬩ antecursor ⬩ explōrător

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A forewarder, scout; antecursor, explōrător Siððan Scipia geahsode ðæt ða fóreweardas wǽron feor ðam fæstenne gesette, he ðá dýgellíce gelǽdde his fyrde betuh ðám weardum when Scipio learned that the scouts [forewarders] were set far from the fastness

fóre-wítigian

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-wítigian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To foresay ⬩ prophesy ⬩ prænuntiāre

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To foresay, prophesy; prænuntiāre Se mycla hunger, ðe wæs fórewítegad on Actĭbus Apostŏlōrum the great famine, which was foretold in the Acts of the Apostles, Chr. 47; Erl. 7, 24

fóre-witig

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-witig, -wittig; adj.

Foreknowing ⬩ præscius

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Foreknowing; præscius Fórewitig towerdra þinga præscius fŭtūri, Ælfc. Gr. 41; Som. 44, 12; Hpt. Gl

fóre-witol

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-witol, adj. [witol knowing]

Foreknowing ⬩ præscius

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Foreknowing; præscius, Lye

fóre-witung

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-witung, e; f.

A foreknowing ⬩ foretelling ⬩ presage ⬩ præsāgium

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A foreknowing, foretelling, presage; præsāgium, Som. Ben. Lye.; Hpt. Gl