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fóre-gangan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
fóre-gangan, part. -gangende; p. -geóng, -géng, pl. -geóngon, -géngon; pp. -gangen
Wright's OE grammar
§14;
To go before, precede; præcēdĕre
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  • Hí wǽron fóregaugende in ðone leg

    they were going before into the flame,

    • Bd. 3, 19
    • ;
    • S. 548, 31.
  • Hine sóþfæstnes fóregangeþ

    justĭtia ante eum ambŭlābit.

    • Ps. Th. 84, 12.
  • Hwæt ðǽr fóregange oððe hwæt ðǽr æfterfylige we ne cunnon

    quid autem præcessĕrit quidve sĕquātur ignōrāmus,

    • Bd. 2, 13
    • ;
    • S. 516, 22.
Etymology
[
Ger. vor-gehen to precede.
]
Similar entries
v. fóre-gán, fór-gangan.
Linked entries
v.  fóre-gán.
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