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fóre-gísel

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-gísel, gen. -gísles; m. [gísel a hostage]

A foremost hostage ⬩ principal or eminent hostage ⬩ præstans vel electus obses

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A foremost hostage, principal or eminent hostage; præstans vel electus obses Salde se here him fóregíslas and micle áþas the army gave him eminent hostages with great oaths, Chr. 878; Erl. 80, 16: 877; Erl. 79, 24. Norþhymbre and Eást-Engle hæfdon Ælfréde

fóre-gleáwlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fóre-gleáwlíce, adv.

Providently ⬩ prudently ⬩ provĭde

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

Linked entry: fóra-gleáwlíce

fóre-heáfod

(n.)

the forehead ⬩ frons

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the forehead; frons, Som. Ben. Lye

fóre-mǽrlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-mǽrlíc, adj.

Eminent ⬩ præclārus

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

fóre-mihtig

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-mihtig, adj.

Prepotent ⬩ most mighty ⬩ præpŏtens

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

fóre-mihtiglíce

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

Most mightily ⬩ strēnue

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Most mightily; strēnue, Cot. 202

fóre-rím

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-rím, es; m.

A prologue ⬩ preface ⬩ prolŏgus

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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 before ⬩ propose ⬩ shut ⬩ close in ⬩ præpōnĕre ⬩ propōnĕre ⬩ præclūdĕre

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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

Linked entries: fóran-onsettende fóre-gesettan

fóre-settendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-settendlíc, adj.

Set before ⬩ prepositive ⬩ præpŏsĭtīvus

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

fóre-smeagan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-smeagan, -smeágean

to premeditate ⬩ præmĕdĭtāri

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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.

Premeditation ⬩ præmĕdĭtātio

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Premeditation; præmĕdĭtātio, Som. Ben. Lye

fóre-standan

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

To stand before ⬩ to excel ⬩ præstāre

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

fóre-steppan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-steppan, -stæppan, ic -steppe, -stæppe, he -stepþ, pl. -steppaþ, -stæppaþ; p. -stepede = -stepte ? pp. -steped = -stept ?

To step or come before ⬩ to prevent ⬩ go before ⬩ precede ⬩ prægrĕdi ⬩ prævĕnīre ⬩ antĭcĭpāre ⬩ præcēdĕre

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To step or come before, to prevent, go before, precede; prægrĕdi, prævĕnīre, antĭcĭpāre, præcēdĕre Mín God fórscýt [MS. forscytte] oððe fórestepþ me Deus meus prævĕniet me, Ps. Lamb. 58, 11. Fórhradien oððe fóresteppen [MS. forhradian oððe foresteppan

Linked entry: fóre-stæppan

fóre-stígan

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

To go before ⬩ to excel ⬩ excellēre

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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 FORESWEAR ⬩ declare before ⬩ antejūrāre

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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-teohung

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-teohung, -teohhung, e; f.

Predestination ⬩ prædestĭnātio

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Predestination; prædestĭnātio Sió godcunde fóreteohhung is ánfeald and unawendendlíc the divine predestination is simple and unchangeable, Bt. 39, 6; Fox 220, 16. Be ðære fóreteohunga Godes concerning the predestination of God, Bt. titl. xxxix; Fox xviii

fóre-þancolnes

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-þancolnes, -ness, e; f.

Forethought ⬩ prudence ⬩ prūdentia

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Forethought, prudence; prūdentia Seó smeáung mínre heortan wile sprecan fóreþancolnesse medĭtātio cordis mei lŏquētur prūdentiam. Ps. Th. 48, 3

fóre-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-þencan, -þencean; p. -þohte, pl. -þohton; pp. -þoht

To FORETHINK ⬩ consider beforehand ⬩ præcōgĭtāre ⬩ præmĕdĭtāri

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To FORETHINK, consider beforehand; præcōgĭtāre, præmĕdĭtāri Se láreów sceal mid geornfullíce ingehygde fóreþencean the teacher must consider beforehand with careful meditation, Past. 15, 5; Hat. MS. 20 a. 1

fore-þýstrian

(v.)
Grammar
fore-þýstrian, p. ede; pp. ed

To darken ⬩ obscūrāre

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To darken; obscūrāre He sende þýstru and foreþýstrede mīsit tĕnebras et obscūrāvit, Ps. Spl. 104, 26

fóre-timbrigende

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

Building before ⬩ shutting up ⬩ præclūdens

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Building before, shutting up; præclūdens, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 31, note

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