Fore

According to the Old English Dictionary:

= for,

fore

q.v; prep. dat. acc. I. for, on account of, for the sake of; pro, propter, per; with the dative; cum dătīvo :-- Ne syndon to lufianne ða wísan fore stówum, ac for gódum wísum stówe syndon to lufianne non pro lŏcis res, sed pro bŏnis rēbus lŏca amanda sunt, Bd. 1, 27; 8. 489, 41. Fore miltsum for his mercies. Exon. 46 b; Th. 159, 25; Gú. 932. He láþ biþ ǽghwǽr fore his wonsceaftum he is everywhere unwelcome on account of his misfortunes, 87 b; Th. 329, 10; Vy. 32. He fore his mondryhtne módsorge wæg he bare mental sorrow for his master, Exon. 48 a; Th. 165, 5; Gú. 1024. Nó mearn fore fǽhþe and fyrene he mourned not on account of his enmity and crime, Beo. Th. 273; B. 136. Gé scofene wurdon fore oferhygdum in éce fýr ye were thrust into eternal fire on account of pride, Exon. 41 b; Th. 140, 6; Gú. 606. II. = for, q. pro, propter, per; with the accusative; cum accusātīvo :-- Gehálgode fore hine Damiánum consecrāvit pro eo Damiānum, Bd. 3, 20; S. 550, 33. III. sometimes fore is separated from its case, v. III. in fóre :-- Ðæt he hine fore gebǽde that he might pray for him, Bd. 5, 5; S. 618, 2. He ahongen wæs fore moncynnes mánforwyrhtum he was hanged for the evil deeds of mankind, Exon. 24 a; Th. 67, 27; Cri. 1095. Se þegn fore fæder dǽdum swefeþ the thane sleeps for his father's deeds, Beo. Th. 4125; B. fore,fore-

Related words: for, on account of, for the sake of;