Old English Dictionary Entry

Fóre-witan

Part of speech: fór-witan; ic, he -wát, ðú -wást,

Definitions

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1 fóre-witan

pl. -witon; p. -wiste, pl. -wiston; pp. -witen To foreknow; præscīre :-- He eall fórewát hú hit geweorþan sceal he foreknows all how it shall come to pass, Bt. 39, 5; Fox 218, 27. fore-witan

Similar Words

'feallend-lic
-fá
-fandigendlic
-farenness
-feald

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᚱᛖ-ᚹᛁᛏᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Bt.: Boethius, De Consolatione Philosophiæ (OE translation by Alfred)
Fox: Fox, Samuel (Modern English translator of Boethius)

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