Fóre-weard

Old English Dictionary Entry

Fóre-weard

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: -ward, fór-word, -werd, e; Related words: 10, 6. Fóreweard

Definitions

1 fóre-weard

f; fóre-warde, an; f. A FOREWARD, precaution, contract, agreement, compact, treaty, provision; præcautio, pactum, fœdus :-- Wurdon ða fórewearda full worhte the contracts were completed. Chr. 1109; Erl. 242, 22. To ðán ylcan fóreweardum [MS. foreweardan] with the same provisions, Cod. Dipl. 731; A.D. 1013-1020; Kmbl. iexordium, Rtl. 69, 17. DER. weard, e; f. [Dut. voor-waarde, f. condition, terms, pre-contract.] fore-weard

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᚱᛖ-ᚹᛠᚱᛞ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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