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fór-standan

  • verb [ strong ]
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fór-standan, -stondan; p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen
To stand before or against, withstand, oppose, hinder; resistĕre, impĕdīre
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  • Ne meahte seó weáláf wíge fórstandan

    the miserable remnant could not withstand in battle,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 1, 44
    • ;
    • Met. 1, 22.
  • Ne mágon gé him ða wíc fórstondan

    to him ye may not hinder the dwellings,

    • Exon. 42 b
    • ;
    • Th. 144, 7
    • ;
    • Gú. 674.
  • Ic him ðæt fórstonde

    I hinder them from that.

    • Exon. 105 a
    • ;
    • Th. 398, 15
    • ;
    • Rä. 17, 8.
  • Godes engel fórstód ðone weg

    stĕtit angĕlus Dŏmĭni in via,

    • Num. 22, 22.
  • v. wiðstandan to withstand.
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v.  fór-stondan.
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