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æt-foran

  • adverb
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Wright's OE grammar
§557; §559;
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prep,
local,
confronting,
of persons,
before, in the presence of, in the sight of
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  • Ætforan (

    ante

    ) þǽre en-gelican gæderunge,
      An. Ox. 1749.

  • Wé synd hér ætforan

    (coram)

    þé,
      Coll. M. 34, Hé waes

  • Gode gecwéme and gife ætforan him gemétte

      , Gen. 6, 8:
(/3) of objects,
before, in front of
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  • His sceatt ætstód ætforan him,

      Hml. S. . 12, 54.

  • Þone fótscamul ætforan his bedde (æt his reste foran,

    v.l.

    ),
      Gr. D. 20, 28.
preceding,
in front of, at the head of
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  • Gáð ætforan þám folce

    praecedite populum.

      Jos. 3, 6.
temporal,
marking date
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  • Ætforan scs Andreas mæssan,

      Chr. 1010; P. 141, 3. l,
marking priority
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  • Swá wel haldan swá ǽnig kyngc ætforan him betst dyde,

      Chr. 1066; P. 200, 22.
marking precedence, preference
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  • Hé geendebyrde þone unspédigan fiscere ætforan ðám rícan cásere,

      Hml. Th. i. 578, 10.

  • Ꝥ heregyld wæs ǽfre ætforan óðrum gyldum þe man geald,

      Chr. 1052; P. 173, 22.
adv.
Before, beforehand
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  • Wǽron þá wælisce men ætforan mid þám cynge,

      Chr. 1048; P. 174, 9.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “æt-foran.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/38032.

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