Forþ-gestapan

According to the Old English Dictionary:

forþ-gestapan

p. -gestóp, pl. -gestópon; pp. -gestapen To step forth; progrĕdi :-- He to forþgestóp dracan heáfde neáh he had stept forth near to the dragon's head, Beo. Th. 4568; B. 2289. forþ-gestapan