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fóre-gán

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-gán, p. -eóde; pp. -gán

To go beforeprecedepræcēdĕre

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To go before, precede; præcēdĕre Mildheortnys and sóþfæstnys fóregáþ ansýne ðíne miserĭcordia et vērĭtas præcēdent făciem tuam, Ps. Spl. C. 88, 15. Óðer fóre-eóde ða sunnan ūna sōlem præcēdēbat. Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 24

Linked entry: fóre-gangan

fore-gán

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Foreeáde praeteriit, Mt. L. 14, 15. Foreeádon ł foreád wérun praecedebant, 21, 9. Foreeódon praeibant, Mk. L. 11, 9. Add

fóran

(prep.)
Grammar
fóran, prep.

Beforeante

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Before: ante Fóran Andreas mæssan before Andrew's mass-day, Chr. 1010; Erl. 144, 13. ¶ Fóran ongeán opposite; contra Fóran ongeán eów contra vos, Mt. Bos. 21, 2. Fóran ongén Galileam contra Galilæam, Lk. Bos. 8, 26. Fóran ongeán ða burh ex adverso contra

fóran

(adv.)
Grammar
fóran, adv.

In frontbeforeanteantequamprius

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In front, before; ante, antequam, prius Wonnum hyrstum fóran gefrætwed adorned in front with dark trappings, Exon. 113b; Th. 436, 2; Rä; 54, 8: Chr. 894; Erl. 93, 11. Is se fugel fæger fóran the bird is fair before, Exon. 60a; Th. 418, 10; Ph. 292

Linked entry: tó-foran

fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
fóran, prep. adv.

Beforein frontin frontin frontbefore alloppositeover againstBeforeBeforehandbeforebeforeBeforein front of

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Substitute: prep. Before Eádsige foran eallum folce hine lǽrde, Chr. 1043; P. 163, 20. adv. alone, marking position, in front Hié fortendun þæt swíðre breóst foran, Ors. i. 10; S. 46, 12: Rü. 45, 2. Sé þe foran lǽdeð brídels he that in front guides

dirne-forlegen

(adj.)
Grammar
dirne-forlegen, adj.
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Guilty of fornication, adulterous Gif man sý fram dyrneforlegenum ( fornicante ) preóste gefullod, Ll. Th. ii. 144, 19

Linked entry: for-legen

be-fóran

(prep.)
Grammar
be-fóran, bi-fóran; prep. I. dat. II. acc. [be by, proximity, fóran fore, as æt fóran]

BEFOREantecorampræBEFORE

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Grammar be-fóran, DAT. BEFORE; ante, coram, præ He swíðe oft befóran fremede folces rǽswum wundor æfter wundre he very often performed before the princes of the people miracle after miracle, Andr. Kmbl. 1237; An. 619. Ealdormen héredon híg befóran him

Linked entries: bi-fóran bi-fóran

fóran-niht

(n.)
Grammar
fóran-niht, e; f.

The fore-nightearly part of the nightdusk of the eveningantĕrior pars noctiscrĕpuscŭlum

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The fore-night, early part of the night, dusk of the evening; antĕrior pars noctis, crĕpuscŭlum Lǽd hine út of ðam húse on fórannihte lead him out of the house in the dusk, Herb. 8, 2; Lchdm. i. 98, 18: fram foran-nihte per noctem, Nar. 35, 9

Linked entry: fóran-dæg

bi-fóran

(adv.)
Grammar
bi-fóran, adv.

Before, of oldantea

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Before, of old; antea Swá ǽr bifóran as ere of old, Exon. 14 b; Th. 29, 26; Cri. 468

æt-foran

(adv.)
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Add: prep, local, confronting, of persons, before, in the presence of, in the sight of Ætforan ( ante ) þǽre en-gelican gæderunge, An. Ox. 1749. Wé synd hér ætforan (coram) þé, Coll. M. 34, Hé waes Gode gecwéme and gife ætforan him gemétte , Gen. 6,

fóran-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
fóran-dæg, foran-dæg, es; m.
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The early part of the day Ǽlc man sylð on forandæge his góde wín (omnis homo primum bonum uinum ponit, Jn. 2, 10), Hml. Th. ii. 70, 26: Nap. 23. Substitute:

foran-gengel

Similar entry: fore-gengel

foran-heáfod

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Monig man hæfð micel feax on foranheáfde and weorð fǽrlíce caluw, Prov. K. 42. Bútan hé on his foranheáfde habbe his mearce, Wlfst. 200, 4. On foranheáfdum frontibus, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 203, 23. Wé mearciað eówere foranheáfdum, Hml. Th. ii. 488, I. Add:

Linked entries: heáfod fore-heáfod

fóran-onsettende

(adj.)
Grammar
fóran-onsettende, l. foran onsettende.

Similar entry: fóran

fóran-to

Grammar
fóran-to, l. foran tó.

Similar entry: fóran

on-foran

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Onfora wæs geongend hiá se Hǽlend praecedebat eos Iesus, Mk. L. 10, 32. Add

for-bégan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bégan, p. de; pp. ed

To bow downbend downhumbleabasedestroydeprĭmĕrehŭmĭliāreimmĭnuĕre

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To bow down, bend down, humble, abase, destroy; deprĭmĕre, hŭmĭliāre, immĭnuĕre Ðæt gé gúþfreán gylp for-bégan that ye may humble the warrior's pride. Andr. Kmbl. 2668; An. 1335: 3141; An. 1573: Cd. 223; Th. 294, 8; Sat. 468

for-wegan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wegan, p. -wæg, pl. -wǽgon; pp. -wegen

To killinterficere

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To kill; interficere Ðæt se an foldan læg forwegen mid his wǽpne that he lay slain on the field with his weapon, Byrht. Th. 138, 30; By. 228

æt-foran

(prep.)
Grammar
æt-foran, prep. dat. [æt at, foran fore]

Close beforeclose bybeforeatanteprocoram

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Close before, close by, before, at; ante, pro, coram Ætforan eágan ðíne ante ocalos tuns. Ps. Spl. 5,5: 13, 7: Byrht. Th. 132, 14; By. 16. Sæt ætforan ðam dómsetle sedit pro tribunali, Jn. Bos. 19,13

Linked entry: fóran

be-fóran

(adv.)

Beforeat handopenlyanteantea præin conspectu, in conspectum

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Grammar be-fóran, adv. Before, at hand, openly; ante, antea, præ, in conspectu, in conspectum He sceal befóran féran he shall advance before Bt. Met. Fox 4, 35; Met. 4, 18. Wundor on eorþan he befórancýþde he revealed miracles on earth openly Andr. Kmbl