Fóre-cuman

Old English Dictionary Entry

Fóre-cuman

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: fór-cuman. fore-cuman

Definitions

1 fóre-cuman

part. -cumende; ic -cume, ðú -cumest, -cymest, -cymst, he -cumeþ, -cymeþ, -cymþ, -cimþ, pl. -cumaþ; p. -com, -cwom, pl. -cómon, -cwómon; pp. -cumen To come forth, come before, prevent; prævĕnire :-- Ðæt ðú sí fórecumende Drihtnes onsýne in andetnesse quo præoccupando făciem Dŏmĭni in confessiōne, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 42. God fórecymeþ me Deus prævĕniet me, Ps. Spl. 58, 10. Fórecymþ prævĕniet, 67, 34. Ic fórecom oððe ic fórhradode on rípunga oððe on rípnysse prævēni in matūrĭtāte, Ps. Lamb. 118, 147. Ðú fórecóme hine on bletsunge swétnysse prævēnisti eum in benedictiōníĭbus dulcēdĭnis. Ps. Spl. 20, 3. Fórecómon eágan míne to ðé on dægréd prævēnērunt ŏcŭli mei ad te dilūcŭlo, Ps. Spl. 118, 148: 17, 21. [Goth. faura-qíman.]

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᚱᛖ-ᚳᚢᛗᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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