beforan
Old English
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- before, in front of
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Deuteronomy 28:31
- Man slihþ þīnne oxan beforan þē, and þū his ne ābītst.
- Your ox will be slaughtered in front of you, and you won't get to taste it.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Deuteronomy 28:31
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- in front
- "Gospel of Saint Luke", chapter 19, verse 4
- Þā arn hē beforan and stāh ūp on ān trēow. Sicomorum þ hē hine ġesāwe. forþām þe hē wolde þanon faran...
- Then he ran in front and climbed (lit. ascended) up on a tree. From sycamores that he saw him. For which he would go from there.
- "Gospel of Saint Luke", chapter 19, verse 4