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FÓRENE -- FÓRE-STÆPPEND. 307

fórene? before; ante, c&i-short;tius, Lye :-- Gif hine hwá fórene [MS. A. of the 12th century has fóra] forstande if any one stand up for him, L. C. S. 33; Th. i. 396, 17; Wilk. 139, 22, 23. v. Schmid. s.v. forstandan.

fóre-rím, es; m. A prologue, preface; prol&o-short;gus :-- Onginneþ fórerím inc&i-short;pit prol&o-short;gus, Mt. Kmbl. Præf. p. 1. 1.

fóre-rynel, fór-rynel, es; m. [fóre, fór before; rynel, es; m. a runner] A fore-runner; præcursor :-- Iohannes his fórerynel wæs on lífe ge on deáþe John was his fore-runner both in life and in death, Ælfc. T. 24, 20: Bt. 36, 1; Fox 170, 28, MS. Cot. v. fór-rynel.

fore-sacan; p. fore-sóc [ = for-sacan] to forbid; proh&i-short;b&e-long;re :-- Foresóc oððe forbeád proh&i-short;b&e-long;bat. Mt. Lind. Kmbl. 3, 14.

fóre-sæ-acute;de foretold, predicted. Mt. Bos. 24, 25; p. of fóre-secgan.

fóre-sægde foretold, told, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 16: biseno foresægde parabolam proposuit, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 24; p. of fóre-secgan.

fóre-sæ-acute;ge should provide; prov&i-short;d&e-long;ret, Bd. 4, 1; S. 565, 8; 3rd sing. imperf. subj. of fóre-seón.

fóre-sændan to send before, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 41, MS. D. v. fóre-sendan.

fóre-sáwe foresawest; præv&i-short;disti, Ps. Th. 138, 2; 2nd sing. p. of fóre-seón.

fóre-sceáwere, es; m. A foreshewer, foreseer; præv&i-long;sor, Consid. æt&a-long;tum lunæ in m&o-short;do g&e-short;n&i-short;tis, Lye.

fóre-sceáwian, fóre-sceáwigan, fór-sceáwian; p. ode; pp. od To foreshew, foresee, provide; præ-ostend&e-short;re, p&o-long;n&e-short;re in conspectu, præv&i-short;d&e-long;re, prov&i-short;d&e-long;re :-- Ic fóresceáwige præv&i-short;deo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 5; Som. 29, 3. God fóresceáwaþ him sylf ða offrunge Deus prov&i-short;d&e-long;bit s&i-short;bi vict&i-short;mam, Gen. 22, 8. He him fóresceáwode sumne heretogan he provided them a leader, Jud. 6, 8. Ðæt he fóresceáwode hú he hig gecígde ut v&i-short;d&e-long;ret quid v&o-short;c&a-long;ret ea, Gen. 2, 19. Ic wisce ðæt hig fóresceáwodon hira ende &u-short;t&i-short;nam n&o-short;vissima prov&i-short;d&e-long;rent, Deut. 32, 29. Hú hit gebýreþ to fóresceáwigenne qu&o-long;m&o-short;do oporteat prov&i-short;d&e-long;re, L. Ecg. P. cont. i. 1; Th. ii. 170, 3. DER. sceáwian.

fóre-sceáwung, fór-sceáwung, e; f. A FORESHEWING, foreseeing, foresight, providence; prov&i-short;dentia :-- Beó ðé án fóresceáwung let there be one providence to thee, Basil. admn. 3; Norm. 38, 17. Fóresceáwung Godes God's providence, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 30: 39, 5; Fox 218, 21. Com hit mid Godes fóresceáwunge and bletsunge it came with God's providence and blessing. Homl. Th. i. 92, 22: Hexam. 8; Norm. 14, 15. On ðara þinga foresceáwunge in r&e-long;rum prov&i-short;dentia, Bd. 4, 10; S. 578, 7. Þurh godcundan fóresceáwunga through divine providence, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 6: fóresceáuung prudentia, Rtl. 108, 25.

fóre-scyttels; es; m. [fóre, scyttels a bolt, bar] A fore-bolt, bar; rep&a-long;g&u-short;lum :-- Ðæt æ-acute;nig elda meahte swá fæstlíce fórescyttelsas ó inhebban that any one should ever raise up such firm bars, Exon. 12 a; Th. 20, 4; Cri. 312.

fóre-secgan; p. -saegde, -sæ-acute;de; pp. -sægd, -sæ-acute;d To FORE-SAY, foretell, predict, announce; præf&a-long;ri, præd&i-long;c&e-short;re, præd&i-short;c&a-long;re, pronunti&a-long;re, annunti&a-long;re :-- Ic fóresecge oððe bodige præd&i-long;co, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 40. Ðæt se bisceop Aidan ðám scypfarendum ðone storm towardne fóresægde ut episc&o-short;pus Aidan nautis tempest&a-long;tem f&u-short;t&u-long;ram prædix&e-short;rit, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 16: Ps. Th. 118, 172: 147, 8. Geríses to fóresægcane gódspell oportet prædicari evangelium, Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 10. Iosue cwæþ dá to ðám fóresæ-acute;dan æ-acute;rendracum Joshua then spoke to the aforesaid messengers, Jos. 6, 22. [Ger. vor-sagen to recite to a person.]

fore-sendan; ic -sende; p. -sende; pp. -sended To send before; præmitt&e-short;re :-- Ic fóresende præmitto, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 41.

fóre-seón, to -seónne; p. ic, he -seah, ðú -sáwe, pl. -sáwon; pp. -sewen To see before, FORESEE, provide; præv&i-short;d&e-long;re, prov&i-short;d&e-long;re :-- Swylce eác be heora andlyfene is to þenceanne and to fóreseónne de e&o-long;rum qu&o-short;que st&i-short;pendio c&o-short;g&i-short;tandum atque prov&i-short;dendum est, Bd. 1. 27; S. 489, 21. Ðú ealle míne wegas wel fóresáwe omnes vias meas præv&i-long;disti, Ps. Th. 138, 2. He fóreseah Godes cyricum and mynstrum micle frécnesse towearde he foresaw much peril awaiting God's churches and monasteries, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 46: 3, 15; S. 542, 4. Ðæt he him on his biscopscíre gerisene stówe fóresæ-acute;ge and sealde, on ðære ðe he mid his geferum wunian mihte ut in diœc&e-long;si sua prov&i-short;d&e-long;ret et d&a-short;ret ei l&o-short;cum, in quo cum suis apte d&e-long;g&e-short;re p&o-short;tuisset, 4, 1; S. 565, 8. [Ger. vor-sehen to foresee, provide.]

fóre-seónd, es; m. One who foresees, a provider; prov&i-long;sor :-- Lícode ðam árfæstan fóreseónde úre hæ-acute;lo pl&a-short;cuit pio prov&i-long;s&o-long;ri s&a-short;l&u-long;tis nostræ, Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, 13.

fóre-seónes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f. A foreseeing, foresight, providence; prov&i-short;sio, prov&i-short;dentia :-- Heó ða cúþestan andsware ðære upplícan fóreseónesse onféng acc&e-long;pit ipsa certiss&i-short;mum s&u-short;pernæ prov&i-long;si&o-long;nis responsum, Bd. 4, 7; S. 575, 1. Mid ða godcundan fóreseónesse d&i-short;v&i-long;na prov&i-long;si&o-long;ne, 5, 6; S. 619, 21. Mid ða árfæstan fóreseónysse úres alýsendes pia redempt&o-long;ris nostri prov&i-long;si&o-long;ne, 4, 9; S. 576, 26.

fóre-setnes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f. I. a thing proposed, proposition, purpose, intention; prop&o-short;s&i-short;tio, prop&o-short;s&i-short;tum :-- Wæs seó cwén lustfulliende ðære gódan fóresetnesse and willan ðæs iungan the queen rejoiced at the young man's good purpose and will, Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 32: 5, 20; S. 642, 17. Héredodon hí his gemynd and his fóresetnesse laud&a-long;v&e-long;runt ejus pr&o-long;p&o-short;s&i-short;tum, 5, 19; S. 637, 26: 4, 23; S. 593, 15. Ic ontýne on sealmlofe ingehygdnessa oððe fóresetnysse míne &a-short;p&e-short;riam in psalt&e-long;rio prop&o-short;s&i-short;ti&o-long;nem meam, Ps. Lamb. 48, 5. Ic sprece fóresetnyssa fram frymþe l&o-short;quar prop&o-short;s&i-short;ti&o-long;nes ab in&i-short;tio, 77, 2. II. that which is placed before, a preposition; præp&o-short;s&i-short;tio :-- Præp&o-short;sitio mæg beón gecweden on Englisc fóresetnyss præp&o-short;s&i-short;tio may be called in English a fore-setting, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 47, 10: 5; Som. 3, 52.

fóre-settan; p. -sette, pl. -setton; pp. -seted, -sett To set before, propose, shut, close in; præp&o-long;n&e-short;re, prop&o-long;n&e-short;re, præcl&u-long;d&e-short;re :-- Hí ða ylcan Eald-Seaxan næfdon ágenne cyning, ac ealdormen wæ-acute;ron heora þeóde fóresette non h&a-short;bent r&e-long;gem iidem ant&i-long;qui Sax&o-short;nes, sed satr&a-short;pas suæ genti præp&o-short;s&i-short;tos, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 23. He fóresette on his móde ðæt he wolde cuman to Róme prop&o-short;suit &a-short;n&i-short;mo v&e-short;n&i-long;re R&o-long;mam, 5, 19; S. 637, 23. Hí ná fóresetton ðé on gesihþe his non prop&o-short;su&e-long;runt te in conspectu suo, Ps. Spl. 85, 13: 53, 3. Gemétton [MS. gemettan] we us storme fóresette inv&e-long;n&i-short;mus nos tempest&a-long;te præcl&u-long;sos, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 31.

fóre-settendlíc; adj. Set before, prepositive; præp&o-short;s&i-short;t&i-long;vus, Som. Ben. Lye.

fore-seuwenes, -ness, e; f. [ = for-sewennes] A despising, contempt, dishonour; contemptus, ded&e-short;cus :-- On mínre unwurþnesse and foreseuwenesse on account of my unworthiness and dishonour. Bt. 5, 1; Fox 10, 23.

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

fóre-sittan, part. -sittende; p. -sæt, pl. -sæ-acute;ton; pp. -seten To sit before or in front, to preside; præs&i-short;d&e-long;re :-- Wæs fóresittende se Arcebiscop Þeodórus the Archbishop Theodore was presiding, Bd. 4, 5; S. 571, 25. Fóresittendum Theodóre præs&i-short;dente Theod&o-long;ro, 4, 17; S. 585, 24. [Ger. vor-sitzen to preside.]

fóre-smeagan -smeágean to premeditate; præm&e-short;d&i-short;t&a-long;ri :-- Ne scyle gé on eówrum heortum fóresmeágean, hú gé andswarion p&o-long;n&i-short;te in cord&i-long;bus vestris non præm&e-short;d&i-short;t&a-long;ri, quemadm&o-short;dum responde&a-long;tis, Lk. Bos. 21, 14. Foresmeagan scrutari, investigare, Hpt. Gl. DER. smeágan.

fóre-smeáung, e; f. Premeditation; præm&e-short;d&i-short;t&a-long;tio, Som. Ben. Lye.

fóre-snotor; adj. Highly sagacious; prudentiss&i-short;mus :-- Fóresnotre men highly sagacious men, Beo. Th. 6305; B. 3163.

fore-spæc, e; f. A speaking for or together, an assenting, agreement; astip&u-short;l&a-long;tio :-- Ðæt eall gelæ-acute;st sý ðæt on úre forespæce stænt that all be fulfilled which stands in our agreement, L. Ath. v. § 3; Th. i. 232, 8. v. fore-spræc.

fóre-spæc, e; f. A fore-speech, preface.; præf&a-long;tio :-- Fórespæc præf&a-long;tio, Ælfc. Gl. 90; Som. 74, 126; Wrt. Voc. 51, 39. v. fóre-spræc.

fore-speca, an; m. [ = for, speca a speaker] One who speaks for another, a sponsor, an advocate, a patron; prol&o-short;c&u-long;tor, adv&o-short;c&a-long;tus :-- Fore-speca [ = for-speca] caus&i-short;d&i-short;cus, adv&o-short;c&a-long;tus, Ælfc. Gl. 48; Som. 65, 67; Wrt. Voc. 34, 2: Th. Diplm. A.D. 997; 539, 33; 540, 15.

fóre-specen; part. Fore-spoken, aforesaid; præf&a-long;tus, prædictus :-- Dó ðæt [MS. ðæs] leán to ðám fórespecenan gódum add that reward to the aforesaid goods, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 190, 2. v. fóre-sprecen.

fore-spræc, -spæc, e; f. [ = for, spræc a speech] A speaking for, a defence, an assenting, agreement; defensio, exc&u-long;s&a-long;tio, astip&u-short;l&a-long;tio :-- Ic secge ðæt sió forespræc ne dýge, náuðer ne ðam scyldigan, ne ðam ðe him foreþingaþ I say that the defence does no good, neither to the guilty, nor to him who pleads for him, Bt. 38, 7; Fox 210, 6.

fóre-spræc, fóre-spæc, e; f. [fóre- fore-, spræc a speech] A fore-speech, preface, introduction, a speaking before for another, a fore-promise; præf&a-long;tio, præ-sponsio :-- Ðis is seó fórespræc hú S. Gregorius ðas bóc gedihte, ðe man Pastoralem nemnaþ this is the preface how St. Gregory made this book which people call Pastoral, Past. pref; Cot. MS. Beóþ ða ungewittigan cild gehealdene on ðam fulluhte þurh fórespræce ðæs godfæder unknowing children are saved in baptism by the fore-promise of the godfather, Bd. Whelc. 180, 44.

fore-spreca, -spræca, an; m. [ = for-speca] One who speaks for another, an advocate; prol&o-short;c&u-long;tor, adv&o-short;c&a-long;tus :-- Ðæt he beó mín freónd and forespreca, and ðære [MS. ðara] hálgan stówe freónd and forespræca that he be my friend and advocate, and the friend and advocate of the holy place. Th. Diplm. A.D. 972; 524, 34-525, 1. He gebond feónda foresprecan he bound the advocate of fiends [the devil]. Exon. 18 b; Th. 46, 6; Cri. 733. Cleopedon feónda foresprecan the advocates of the fiends cried out, 36 a; Th. 118, 7; Gú. 236. [Ger. für-sprecher, m. an advocate.]

fóre-sprecen, -specen, fór-sprecen; part. FORE-SPOKEN, aforesaid, fore-mentioned; præf&a-long;tus, prædictus :-- Se fóresprecena here the fore-mentioned army, Chr. 896; Erl. 93, 34. Se fóresprecena Godes man præf&a-long;tus cl&e-long;r&i-short;cus, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 5. He on dæt fóresprecene mynster gedón and geþeóded wæs he had been put in and joined to the aforesaid monastery, 5, 19; S. 637, 29.

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

fóre-stæppend, es; m. [fóre-stæppende; part. of fóre-stæppan] A stepper or goer before; præcessor :-- Se ðe fórestæppend ys qui præcessor est, Lk. Bos. 22, 26.