FOREGENGA
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FORCOTNĪAN
forealdian to grow old, decay, BH;Æ,CP.
['forold']
f oreāstreccan to lay low, overthrow, EPs 105s*.
foreāð m. preliminary oath, LL (v. 2.546).

['foreosth']
forēaðe very easily, Æ.
fore-bēacen, -bēacn (Æ), -bēcen n. sign,

portent, prodigy.
forebegān to intercept, CIIK 1009B.
foreberan to prefer, BH294'.
forebētan to make legal amends (vicariously),

LL.
forebirig=forebyrig, ds. of foreburh.
lorebiscop m. high priest, MtLlJ8(mg).
forebisegian to preoccupy, OEG 1236.
foreblǽsting (ē) f. shoot, branch, EPs791!.
fōrebōe (HGi454)=fōrbōo
forebod n. prophecy, preaching, NCL
foreboda m. forerunner, messenger, ANS8414.
forebodian to announce, declare.
forebodung f. prophecy, NG.
forebrǽdan to prolong, EPsll95 : over-

shadow, MkL9'.
forebrēost n. chest, WW.
foreburh f. outwork: o«ter court, vestibule, Æ.
forebyrd f. longsuffering, CP41".
forebysen f. example.
foreceorfan3 'præcidere,' ÆGsl724.
foreceorfend m. front tooth, WW26411.
forecēosan to chose in preference, BCJRPs

13113-".
forecliplan (y) 'proclamare,' BHy34;ANS

122-265.
forecnēowrisn progeny, EPs.
forecostlgan to profane, EPs883S.
forecostung f. profanation, EPs8885.
forecuman1 to come before, prevent, BH :

overcome? Ps : come out, come upon, NG.
['forecome']
forecweðan6 to preach, predict.
f oreewide m. prophecy: introduction, heading

(of chapter), NG.
lorecyme m. proceeding forth, MtL p4*.
fore»cynren, -cynrēd n. progeny.
forecŷðan to make known to, TC3002* :

'pronuntiare,' EPs7016.
fored=forod

fore-dyre, -dere n. vestibule, OEG (•?. 135).
foredyrstig? 'presumpluosus,' LL409[22].
forefæger very fair, ESS-47988.
fore-feng, fong = forfang
forefēran to go before.
forefex n. forelock, OEG 5326; 2453.
forefōn7 to prevent, anticipate.
foregān anv., foregangan? to go before, pre*

cede, BH, VPs : go in front of, project: excel.
['forego']
forege-=for(e)-

loregearwung f. preparation, parasceve,
foregebiddan6 to intercede, RB628.
foregehāt n. vow, ÆL23bM3.
foregehātan to promise : invite, NG.
foregenga m. forerunner : predecessor, an-
cestor,
CP : attendant, J0D127.

forcunnian to tempt: understand,
for-cūð (Æ) bad, wicked, infamous, foul,
despicable, Æ,Bo; AO.CP. adv. -cūSe.
['fercouth']
lorcūlS-lic, -iīce = for-cūS, -cū'Se
lorcweSan5 to speak ill of, abuse, revile, CP :

reprove : refuse, reject, CP : boast, promise
great things, GNE49.
forcwolstan3 ? to swallow, LcDlSa.
forewŷsan to shake violently, SPs 109'.
f oreyppian = f oreippian
forcyrran (Æ)=foreierran
forcŷSan to surpass in knowledge : under-
stand : argue, urge.
ford m. ds. forda 'ford,' Æ,AO; MdL
fordǽlan to spend.
lordēad dead, MtL284.
fordelfan3 to delve, dig, EC12028.
fordēman to condemn, sentence, doom, Ml;

Æ : prejudice, EC 145 : decide, Sol255.
['fordeem']
fordēmedlic to be condemned., GD208*.
fordēmednes f. condemnation, proscription,

BH346.
fordēmend m. accuser, JnL p59.
fordēmlan =fordēman
fordēming f. plunder, spoliation, OEG3149.
fordemman to dam up, block up. EPs575.
fordettan (KQi.) = fordyttan
fordīcigan to shut out by a ditch, block up, CP.
for-dilgian, -dilegian, -diHgian to blot oat,

destroy, abolish, BH. ['fordilghe']
fordirnrnian to obscure, darken, He, ['fordim']
fordittan =f ordy ttan
fordōn anv. to •undo, bring to nought, ruin,

destroy, BH; AO,Æ : abolish, Chr : kill, Æ,
AO : corrupt, seduce, defile, pp. fordōn
corrupt, wicked, abandoned, [fordo1]
(ordrǽfan to drive, compel, LL24[62].
fordrencan (æ) to make drunk, intoxicate, M.

['fordrench'] pp. fordruncen drunk, CP.
['fordrHnkeīi1]
fordrīfan1 to drive, sweep away : drive on,

impel, compel, AO : drive away, expel, Æ.
[Ger. vertrciben]
fordrifnes f. objection, opposition, NO,
fordrincan* to make drunk, be drunk, CP.
fordrūgian to become dry, wither, Met.

['fordry']
fordrūwian = f ordrūgian
forduttan (VPs) = fordyttan
fordwilman to confound, Bo 145.
fordwīnan1 to vanish, Æ. ['forrfw/ijie']
Jordyslic very foolish, Bo4210.
fordyttan (e, i, u) to obstruct, block up, close,

Cp;Æ. ['fordit']
fore I. prep. w. d. a. (local) before, in the

sight of, in presence of, B : (causal) because
of, for the sake of, through, on account of, by
reason of, from, BH : (temporal) before, Cr :
for, instead of. II. adv. before, beforehand,
formerly, once, Ps. ['fore']
tore- ocely. =for-
foreald (y-) very old, RB11411.