Fóre-gán

Old English Dictionary Entry

Fóre-gán

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: fóre-gangan, fór-gán. fore-gan

Definitions

1 fóre-gán

p. -eóde; pp. -gán 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.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᚱᛖ-ᚷᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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