Fóre-sceáwian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Fóre-sceáwian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: fóre-sceáwigan, fór-sceáwian; Related words:

Definitions

1 fóre-sceáwian

p. ode; pp. od To foreshew, foresee, provide; præ-ostendĕre, pōnĕre in conspectu, prævĭdēre, provĭdēre :-- Ic fóresceáwige prævĭdeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 5; Som. 29, 3. God fóresceáwaþ him sylf ða offrunge Deus provĭdēbit sĭbi victĭmam, Gen. 22, 8. He him fóresceáwode sumne heretogan he provided them a leader, Jud. 6, 8. Ðæt he fóresceáwode hú he hig gecígde ut vĭdēret quid vŏcāret ea, Gen. 2, 19. Ic wisce ðæt hig fóresceáwodon hira ende ŭtĭnam nŏvissima provĭdērent, Deut. 32, 29. Hú hit gebýreþ to fóresceáwigenne quōmŏdo oporteat provĭdēre, L. Ecg. P. cont. i. 1; Th. ii. 170, 3. DER. sceáwian. fore-sceawian

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᚱᛖ-ᛋᚳᛖᚪᚹᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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