† forneadv.adj.prep.

Forms: Old English foran, forn(e, Middle English foren, Middle English forn, Orm. forrn, Middle English–1600s forne.

Etymology: Old English foran (Northumbrian fora ), forne adverb = Old Saxon foran , forana , Old High German forna (Middle High German, modern German vorne , vorn ); < root of for prep., conj., n., and adv., fore adv.The adjective appears to be an English development from the adverb, and not an adoption of the Old Norse forn ancient.

Obsolete.

A. adv.

1. With respect to place.

a. Of position: In front, before the eyes; in or on the front, opposed to behind.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > front > [adverb]

aforeOE

forneOE

beforeOE

aforewarda1200

afornonc1275

toforec1330

onwardc1385

bifornysc1420

forouth1487

ahead1568

afrontc1570

forwardly1578

anteriorly1598

foremostly1607

devant1609

forward1619

forward on1630

front-wise1774

vanward1827

out front1934

upfront1937

OE Riddle 53 8 He frod dagum on oþrum wearð aglachade deope gedolgod, dumb in bendum, wriþen ofer wunda, wonnum hyrstum foran gefrætwed.

c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 4361 Þat host abod be-hynde & forn.

a1400–50 Alexander 3925 Þis breme best bare..Before forne in þe fronte thre fell tyndis.

b. Of motion: Forwards, to the front.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > forward movement > [adverb]

awayeOE

forneOE

forthc1000

forthwardc1175

furtherlyc1175

toforec1330

forea1400

forwarda1400

furtherwarda1400

avauntc1400

forwardsc1400

onwardc1425

toward1426

forouth1487

up to ——1516

forth on1529

onwards1540

aheada1615

forrita1796

advancingly1820

onwardly1831

forwardly1876

OE Daniel 556 Þæt þæt treow sceolde, telgum besnæded, foran afeallan, þæt ær fæste stod.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 13426 And ten þusend hehte..aneouste foren wenden.

1430 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy iii. xxii He rode forne Brenning full hote.

2. With respect to time:

a. Formerly; in former time.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > [adverb]

erea822

fernOE

whileOE

erera1000

whilereOE

onceOE

somewhile1154

whilomc1175

herebeforec1200

somewhilesa1250

yorea1250

orc1275

rather?a1300

erewhilec1305

sometimea1325

sometimec1330

at or in sometime1340

in arrear1340

heretoforea1375

fernyear1377

once upon a timec1380

behinds1382

beforetimea1393

of olda1393

erenow1393

umquhilea1400

erst14..

fornec1400

yore whilec1400

of before1402

late1423

abefore1431

beforetimes1449

whilesc1480

sometime1490

aforrow?a1513

behind1526

quondamc1540

in foretime(s?c1550

erstwhile1569

erstwhiles1569

aleare1581

erewhiles1584

sometimes1597

formerly1599

anciently1624

olim1645

somewhile since1652

quondamly1663

forepassed1664

sometimea1684

backward1691

historically1753

time back1812

had-been1835

when1962

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 2422 Þes wer forne þe freest, þat folȝed alle þe sele.

b. Thenceforward, in future.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adverb] > from now or henceforth

fortha700

heneOE

henforthOE

forwardOE

anovenOE

yetOE

downwardc1175

forthwardc1175

furthermorea1300

henforthwardc1300

forne14..

henceforwardc1330

henforwardc1330

hencefortha1375

henceforthwardc1384

hencec1390

furtherwarda1400

forwardsc1400

hyneforwardc1400

henceforwardsa1425

even-forthc1425

forth on1474

henceforthon1490

hynea1500

froforth1536

hyneforth1570

downwards1584

towards1587

here-hence1592

whenceforth1658

whenceforwarda1661

onward1667

onwards1732

from here on out1867

as of now1902

14.. Trentalle S. Gregorii in Tundale's Vis. (1843) 80 For pynes thar hym dred non forne Of purgatory no of helle.

3. Prefixed to prepositions, and occasionally to another adverb:

a. forne again, against, adv. and preposition: right in front, opposite.

ΚΠ

OE (Northumbrian) Rushw. Gospels: Mark xv. 39 Centurio qui ex aduerso stabat..ait uere homo hic filius dei erat : ða aldormen seðe foron ongaegn [OE Lindisf. fore ongægn] stodun..cwæð soðlic mon ðes sunu godes wæs.

c1000 West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) xxi. 2 Farað on þæt castel þæt foran [c1160 Hatton foren] ongen eow ys.

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Mark xv. 39 The centurien that stood forn aȝens siȝ, that [etc.].

b. forne an, at: before, in front of.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > front > in front of [preposition]

toforea900

aforeeOE

atforec1000

forneOE

beforeOE

forne toc1175

afornonc1275

forne an, atc1275

forouthc1375

aforewardc1380

before the face ofa1382

forwitha1400

forne inc1540

afront1558

ahead1578

in (the) front of1609

in advance1656

forward of1838

front of1843

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 11992 Arður beh to þan ȝæte forn at þere burȝe.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 11960 His hereburne. gon to falsie foren [c1300 Otho a-forn] an his hafde.

c. forne in: straight before.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > front > in front of [preposition]

toforea900

aforeeOE

atforec1000

forneOE

beforeOE

forne toc1175

afornonc1275

forne an, atc1275

forouthc1375

aforewardc1380

before the face ofa1382

forwitha1400

forne inc1540

afront1558

ahead1578

in (the) front of1609

in advance1656

forward of1838

front of1843

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 7759 There met hym þis Mawhown..Euyn forne in his face.

d. forne to: before, both of place and time.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > front > in front of [preposition]

toforea900

aforeeOE

atforec1000

forneOE

beforeOE

forne toc1175

afornonc1275

forne an, atc1275

forouthc1375

aforewardc1380

before the face ofa1382

forwitha1400

forne inc1540

afront1558

ahead1578

in (the) front of1609

in advance1656

forward of1838

front of1843

the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adverb]

erea900

beforeeOE

forec1000

toforec1175

therebeforec1200

toforehand1258

forne toc1275

orc1275

andersitha1300

alreadyc1300

rather?1316

beforehandc1330

erstc1330

aforec1350

theretoforea1375

aforehanda1387

forthwitha1400

forwitha1400

or?a1400

ereward14..

toforetimec1400

aforetimes1429

aforetime1433

afore seasons1463

heretoforetime1481

forouth1487

aforrow?a1513

beforrow1568

paravant1590

antecedently1593

formerly1596

precedently1611

preveniently1633

preallably1652

previously1655

precedaneously1657

somewhiles1657

antecedaneously1661

aft1674

prior1675

anteriorly1681

antecedent1690

previous1712

priorly1742

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 14607 & foren to þære nihte fur þer-on brohte.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 10040 Vp bræid Arður his sceld foren [c1300 Otho forn] to his breosten.

e. forne on: right forward, seriatim.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > continuously or uninterruptedly [phrase] > in continuous succession

forne onc1175

(one) in (also on) the neck of another1525

in a successiona1715

hand-running?1807

off the reel1866

on the trot1952

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 553 Þeȝȝ tokenn efft forrnonn To serrfenn wukemalumm.

B. adj.

a. Of place: Anterior, front.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > front > [adjective]

furtherc1000

foremostc1275

formerc1384

farther1398

fornec1440

fore?a1513

forme1523

anterior1611

first1647

head1691

vanward1820

leading1825

forwardmost1834

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 172/2 Forne parte of a schyppe, or forschyppe.

b. Of time: Former.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adjective]

ererc888

fernOE

oldOE

formerc1160

ratherc1330

before-goingc1384

formerc1384

forenexta1400

formea1400

while1399

antecedentc1400

precedentc1400

anteceding?a1425

late1446

whilom1452

preceding?a1475

forne1485

fore1490

heretofore1491

foregoing1530

toforegoing1532

further1557

firster1571

then1584

elder1594

quondam1598

forehand1600

previant1601

preallable1603

prior1607

anterior1608

previal1613

once1620

previous1621

predecessivea1627

antecedaneous?1631

preventive1641

prior1641

precedaneous1645

preventional1649

antegredient1652

senior1655

prevenient1656

precedential1661

antecedental1763

past-gone1784

antevenient1800

aforetime1835

one-time1850

onewhile1882

foretime1894

erstwhile1903

antecedane-

ere-

1485 W. Caxton Trevisa's Higden ii. i. 71 a From the begynnyng of his forne dedes.

1565 J. Jewel Def. Apol. Churche Eng. (1611) 340 It was true in Old forne yeeres, about twelue hundred yeeres agoe.

C. prep.

a. Of motion: Before, in front of, in advance of.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > front > in front of [preposition]

toforea900

aforeeOE

atforec1000

forneOE

beforeOE

forne toc1175

afornonc1275

forne an, atc1275

forouthc1375

aforewardc1380

before the face ofa1382

forwitha1400

forne inc1540

afront1558

ahead1578

in (the) front of1609

in advance1656

forward of1838

front of1843

the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > going first or in front > in advance of [preposition]

atforec1000

forneOE

toforec1000

forouthc1375

forwitha1400

forrow1474

OE Anglo-Saxon Chron. an. 894 Þa for rad sio fierd hie foran.

c1000 West Saxon Gospels: John (Corpus Cambr.) xx. 4 Se oðer leorning-cniht for-arn [c950 Lindisf. forearn] petrus forne.

c1175 Lamb. Hom. 51 Leofe moder swim þu foren me.

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3541 Mac vs godes foren us to gon.

c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 3649 Þe kyng hem passede with-inne a wyle, Forn hem þe mountance of two myle.

b. Of position: Before, before the face of, in sight of. Hence of fighting: In behalf of.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > for the benefit or advantage of [preposition]

forec900

forOE

fornea1325

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3866 God [bad]..foren hem smiten on ðe ston.

c1330 (?c1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) l. 200 Gij stode forn him in þat flett.

c1440 Partonope 2172 To see hym dye me forn.

a1450 Le Morte Arth. 3211 Agaynste her fone I faught hem forne.

1602 2nd Pt. Returne fr. Parnassus Prol. 70 Stories of love, where forne the wondring bench, The lisping gallant might inioy his wench.

c. Of time: Before.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > antecedence [preposition] > before

aforeeOE

toOE

toforea1000

atforea1250

forouthc1375

fornea1400

forrow1474

tilla1616

in advance1680

A1807

pre1960

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 22429 Forn domes-dai.

d. Of cause: On account of.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [preposition] > because of

throughOE

thoroughOE

ofc1175

fornec1440

seen1485

about1600

froma1616

c1440 Bone Flor. 67 To mykyll bale was sche borne, And many a man slayn hur forne.

Compounds

forn-cast v. = forecast v., to premeditate.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > intend [verb (transitive)]

willeOE

meaneOE

minteOE

i-muntec1000

thinkOE

ettlea1200

intenta1300

meanc1330

forn-castc1374

intendc1374

ettlea1400

drive1425

proposec1425

purpose1433

attend1455

suppose1474

pretend1477

mindc1478

minda1513

pretence1565

appurpose1569

to drive at ——1574

thought to1578

hight1579

pretent1587

fore-intend1622

pre-intend1647

design1655

study1663

contemplate1794

purport1803

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iii. 472 (521) He..Hadde every thing that her-to might avayle Forn-cast.

c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋374 Malice ymagined, avysed, and forncast.

1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer i. f. cccxxxi^v Enuye fornecaste and ymagyned.

forn-father n. = forefather n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > ancestor > [noun]

elder-fathereOE

fatherOE

elder971

alderOE

eldfatherOE

forme-fadera1200

ancestorc1300

grandsirec1300

aiela1325

belsirea1325

predecessora1325

forefather1377

morea1382

progenitorc1384

antecessorc1400

forn-fatherc1460

forebear1488

ancient1540

antecestrec1550

fore-grandsirec1550

grandfather1575

ascendant1604

forerunnera1616

ancienter1654

tupuna1845

c1460 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Laud) l. 9768 Þe gilt Adam our forn-fadir spylt.

1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) i. 26 The worshyp of god ys songe..after the maner of oure forne fathers.

forn-goer n. a predecessor.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [noun] > one who goes first or predecessor

ancestorc1300

foreganger1340

before-goerc1384

antecessora1387

predecessora1387

oldersc1450

precessor1454

forn-goer1483

before-gangerc1520

Adam1553

foregoer1556

preventer1598

forerunnera1616

decessor1647

first-comer1690

precursor1792

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 258/1 He hath lerned of his forn goers whiche dyd that ought not to be forgoten.

forn-had adj. formerly possessed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > [adjective] > possessed > previously or formerly

before-hada1382

forn-had1382

1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Judges xvi. 28 Lord..ȝeeld to me nowe the fornhad [L. pristinam] strength.

forn-said adj. = foresaid adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > [adjective] > commenting or mentioning > aforementioned

foresaidc1000

beforesaida1250

before-nameda1325

said1327

same1338

abovesaid1389

aforesaid1389

said1397

foretolda1400

above-written1413

y-aforsayde1422

rememberedc1425

toforesaid1444

aforenamedc1460

fore-mindeda1475

forenamed1490

forn-said1509

prenominatea1513

above?1515

above-named1525

premised?c1525

before-mentioned1534

aforementioned1539

predicted1546

prenominated1547

above-mentioned1550

before-told1556

above-cited1575

forementioned1587

supranominated1599

before-delivered1606

former1607

prementioned1620

precited1638

before-noticed1703

oversaid1840

1509 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 109 My lord y^e abbot off y^e monastery in Bury ffornseyd.

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单词	forne
释义	† forneadv.adj.prep. Forms: Old English foran, forn(e, Middle English foren, Middle English forn, Orm. forrn, Middle English–1600s forne. Etymology: Old English foran (Northumbrian fora ), forne adverb = Old Saxon foran , forana , Old High German forna (Middle High German, modern German vorne , vorn ); < root of for prep., conj., n., and adv., fore adv.The adjective appears to be an English development from the adverb, and not an adoption of the Old Norse forn ancient. Obsolete. A. adv. 1. With respect to place. a. Of position: In front, before the eyes; in or on the front, opposed to behind. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > front > [adverb] aforeOE forneOE beforeOE aforewarda1200 afornonc1275 toforec1330 onwardc1385 bifornysc1420 forouth1487 ahead1568 afrontc1570 forwardly1578 anteriorly1598 foremostly1607 devant1609 forward1619 forward on1630 front-wise1774 vanward1827 out front1934 upfront1937 OE Riddle 53 8 He frod dagum on oþrum wearð aglachade deope gedolgod, dumb in bendum, wriþen ofer wunda, wonnum hyrstum foran gefrætwed. c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 4361 Þat host abod be-hynde & forn. a1400–50 Alexander 3925 Þis breme best bare..Before forne in þe fronte thre fell tyndis. b. Of motion: Forwards, to the front. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > forward movement > [adverb] awayeOE forneOE forthc1000 forthwardc1175 furtherlyc1175 toforec1330 forea1400 forwarda1400 furtherwarda1400 avauntc1400 forwardsc1400 onwardc1425 toward1426 forouth1487 up to ——1516 forth on1529 onwards1540 aheada1615 forrita1796 advancingly1820 onwardly1831 forwardly1876 OE Daniel 556 Þæt þæt treow sceolde, telgum besnæded, foran afeallan, þæt ær fæste stod. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 13426 And ten þusend hehte..aneouste foren wenden. 1430 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy iii. xxii He rode forne Brenning full hote. 2. With respect to time: a. Formerly; in former time. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > [adverb] erea822 fernOE whileOE erera1000 whilereOE onceOE somewhile1154 whilomc1175 herebeforec1200 somewhilesa1250 yorea1250 orc1275 rather?a1300 erewhilec1305 sometimea1325 sometimec1330 at or in sometime1340 in arrear1340 heretoforea1375 fernyear1377 once upon a timec1380 behinds1382 beforetimea1393 of olda1393 erenow1393 umquhilea1400 erst14.. fornec1400 yore whilec1400 of before1402 late1423 abefore1431 beforetimes1449 whilesc1480 sometime1490 aforrow?a1513 behind1526 quondamc1540 in foretime(s?c1550 erstwhile1569 erstwhiles1569 aleare1581 erewhiles1584 sometimes1597 formerly1599 anciently1624 olim1645 somewhile since1652 quondamly1663 forepassed1664 sometimea1684 backward1691 historically1753 time back1812 had-been1835 when1962 c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 2422 Þes wer forne þe freest, þat folȝed alle þe sele. b. Thenceforward, in future. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adverb] > from now or henceforth fortha700 heneOE henforthOE forwardOE anovenOE yetOE downwardc1175 forthwardc1175 furthermorea1300 henforthwardc1300 forne14.. henceforwardc1330 henforwardc1330 hencefortha1375 henceforthwardc1384 hencec1390 furtherwarda1400 forwardsc1400 hyneforwardc1400 henceforwardsa1425 even-forthc1425 forth on1474 henceforthon1490 hynea1500 froforth1536 hyneforth1570 downwards1584 towards1587 here-hence1592 whenceforth1658 whenceforwarda1661 onward1667 onwards1732 from here on out1867 as of now1902 14.. Trentalle S. Gregorii in Tundale's Vis. (1843) 80 For pynes thar hym dred non forne Of purgatory no of helle. 3. Prefixed to prepositions, and occasionally to another adverb: a. forne again, against, adv. and preposition: right in front, opposite. ΚΠ OE (Northumbrian) Rushw. Gospels: Mark xv. 39 Centurio qui ex aduerso stabat..ait uere homo hic filius dei erat : ða aldormen seðe foron ongaegn [OE Lindisf. fore ongægn] stodun..cwæð soðlic mon ðes sunu godes wæs. c1000 West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) xxi. 2 Farað on þæt castel þæt foran [c1160 Hatton foren] ongen eow ys. a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Mark xv. 39 The centurien that stood forn aȝens siȝ, that [etc.]. b. forne an, at: before, in front of. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > front > in front of [preposition] toforea900 aforeeOE atforec1000 forneOE beforeOE forne toc1175 afornonc1275 forne an, atc1275 forouthc1375 aforewardc1380 before the face ofa1382 forwitha1400 forne inc1540 afront1558 ahead1578 in (the) front of1609 in advance1656 forward of1838 front of1843 c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 11992 Arður beh to þan ȝæte forn at þere burȝe. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 11960 His hereburne. gon to falsie foren [c1300 Otho a-forn] an his hafde. c. forne in: straight before. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > front > in front of [preposition] toforea900 aforeeOE atforec1000 forneOE beforeOE forne toc1175 afornonc1275 forne an, atc1275 forouthc1375 aforewardc1380 before the face ofa1382 forwitha1400 forne inc1540 afront1558 ahead1578 in (the) front of1609 in advance1656 forward of1838 front of1843 c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 7759 There met hym þis Mawhown..Euyn forne in his face. d. forne to: before, both of place and time. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > front > in front of [preposition] toforea900 aforeeOE atforec1000 forneOE beforeOE forne toc1175 afornonc1275 forne an, atc1275 forouthc1375 aforewardc1380 before the face ofa1382 forwitha1400 forne inc1540 afront1558 ahead1578 in (the) front of1609 in advance1656 forward of1838 front of1843 the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adverb] erea900 beforeeOE forec1000 toforec1175 therebeforec1200 toforehand1258 forne toc1275 orc1275 andersitha1300 alreadyc1300 rather?1316 beforehandc1330 erstc1330 aforec1350 theretoforea1375 aforehanda1387 forthwitha1400 forwitha1400 or?a1400 ereward14.. toforetimec1400 aforetimes1429 aforetime1433 afore seasons1463 heretoforetime1481 forouth1487 aforrow?a1513 beforrow1568 paravant1590 antecedently1593 formerly1596 precedently1611 preveniently1633 preallably1652 previously1655 precedaneously1657 somewhiles1657 antecedaneously1661 aft1674 prior1675 anteriorly1681 antecedent1690 previous1712 priorly1742 c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 14607 & foren to þære nihte fur þer-on brohte. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 10040 Vp bræid Arður his sceld foren [c1300 Otho forn] to his breosten. e. forne on: right forward, seriatim. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > continuously or uninterruptedly [phrase] > in continuous succession forne onc1175 (one) in (also on) the neck of another1525 in a successiona1715 hand-running?1807 off the reel1866 on the trot1952 c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 553 Þeȝȝ tokenn efft forrnonn To serrfenn wukemalumm. B. adj. a. Of place: Anterior, front. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > front > [adjective] furtherc1000 foremostc1275 formerc1384 farther1398 fornec1440 fore?a1513 forme1523 anterior1611 first1647 head1691 vanward1820 leading1825 forwardmost1834 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 172/2 Forne parte of a schyppe, or forschyppe. b. Of time: Former. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adjective] ererc888 fernOE oldOE oldOE formerc1160 ratherc1330 before-goingc1384 formerc1384 forenexta1400 formea1400 while1399 antecedentc1400 precedentc1400 anteceding?a1425 late1446 whilom1452 preceding?a1475 forne1485 fore1490 heretofore1491 foregoing1530 toforegoing1532 further1557 firster1571 then1584 elder1594 quondam1598 forehand1600 previant1601 preallable1603 prior1607 anterior1608 previal1613 once1620 previous1621 predecessivea1627 antecedaneous?1631 preventive1641 prior1641 precedaneous1645 preventional1649 antegredient1652 senior1655 prevenient1656 precedential1661 antecedental1763 past-gone1784 antevenient1800 aforetime1835 one-time1850 onewhile1882 foretime1894 erstwhile1903 antecedane- ere- 1485 W. Caxton Trevisa's Higden ii. i. 71 a From the begynnyng of his forne dedes. 1565 J. Jewel Def. Apol. Churche Eng. (1611) 340 It was true in Old forne yeeres, about twelue hundred yeeres agoe. C. prep. a. Of motion: Before, in front of, in advance of. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > front > in front of [preposition] toforea900 aforeeOE atforec1000 forneOE beforeOE forne toc1175 afornonc1275 forne an, atc1275 forouthc1375 aforewardc1380 before the face ofa1382 forwitha1400 forne inc1540 afront1558 ahead1578 in (the) front of1609 in advance1656 forward of1838 front of1843 the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > going first or in front > in advance of [preposition] atforec1000 forneOE toforec1000 forouthc1375 forwitha1400 forrow1474 OE Anglo-Saxon Chron. an. 894 Þa for rad sio fierd hie foran. c1000 West Saxon Gospels: John (Corpus Cambr.) xx. 4 Se oðer leorning-cniht for-arn [c950 Lindisf. forearn] petrus forne. c1175 Lamb. Hom. 51 Leofe moder swim þu foren me. a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3541 Mac vs godes foren us to gon. c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 3649 Þe kyng hem passede with-inne a wyle, Forn hem þe mountance of two myle. b. Of position: Before, before the face of, in sight of. Hence of fighting: In behalf of. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > for the benefit or advantage of [preposition] forec900 forOE fornea1325 a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3866 God [bad]..foren hem smiten on ðe ston. c1330 (?c1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) l. 200 Gij stode forn him in þat flett. c1440 Partonope 2172 To see hym dye me forn. a1450 Le Morte Arth. 3211 Agaynste her fone I faught hem forne. 1602 2nd Pt. Returne fr. Parnassus Prol. 70 Stories of love, where forne the wondring bench, The lisping gallant might inioy his wench. c. Of time: Before. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > antecedence [preposition] > before aforeeOE toOE toforea1000 atforea1250 forouthc1375 fornea1400 forrow1474 tilla1616 in advance1680 A1807 pre1960 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 22429 Forn domes-dai. d. Of cause: On account of. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [preposition] > because of throughOE thoroughOE ofc1175 fornec1440 seen1485 about1600 froma1616 c1440 Bone Flor. 67 To mykyll bale was sche borne, And many a man slayn hur forne. Compounds forn-cast v. = forecast v., to premeditate. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > intend [verb (transitive)] willeOE meaneOE minteOE i-muntec1000 thinkOE ettlea1200 intenta1300 meanc1330 forn-castc1374 intendc1374 ettlea1400 drive1425 proposec1425 purpose1433 attend1455 suppose1474 pretend1477 mindc1478 minda1513 pretence1565 appurpose1569 to drive at ——1574 thought to1578 hight1579 pretent1587 fore-intend1622 pre-intend1647 design1655 study1663 contemplate1794 purport1803 c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iii. 472 (521) He..Hadde every thing that her-to might avayle Forn-cast. c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋374 Malice ymagined, avysed, and forncast. 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer i. f. cccxxxi^v Enuye fornecaste and ymagyned. forn-father n. = forefather n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > ancestor > [noun] elder-fathereOE fatherOE elder971 alderOE eldfatherOE forme-fadera1200 ancestorc1300 grandsirec1300 aiela1325 belsirea1325 predecessora1325 forefather1377 morea1382 progenitorc1384 antecessorc1400 forn-fatherc1460 forebear1488 ancient1540 antecestrec1550 fore-grandsirec1550 grandfather1575 ascendant1604 forerunnera1616 ancienter1654 tupuna1845 c1460 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Laud) l. 9768 Þe gilt Adam our forn-fadir spylt. 1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) i. 26 The worshyp of god ys songe..after the maner of oure forne fathers. forn-goer n. a predecessor. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [noun] > one who goes first or predecessor ancestorc1300 foreganger1340 before-goerc1384 antecessora1387 predecessora1387 oldersc1450 precessor1454 forn-goer1483 before-gangerc1520 Adam1553 foregoer1556 preventer1598 forerunnera1616 decessor1647 first-comer1690 precursor1792 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 258/1 He hath lerned of his forn goers whiche dyd that ought not to be forgoten. forn-had adj. formerly possessed. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > [adjective] > possessed > previously or formerly before-hada1382 forn-had1382 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Judges xvi. 28 Lord..ȝeeld to me nowe the fornhad [L. pristinam] strength. forn-said adj. = foresaid adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > [adjective] > commenting or mentioning > aforementioned foresaidc1000 beforesaida1250 before-nameda1325 said1327 same1338 abovesaid1389 aforesaid1389 said1397 foretolda1400 above-written1413 y-aforsayde1422 rememberedc1425 toforesaid1444 aforenamedc1460 fore-mindeda1475 forenamed1490 forn-said1509 prenominatea1513 above?1515 above-named1525 premised?c1525 before-mentioned1534 aforementioned1539 predicted1546 prenominated1547 above-mentioned1550 before-told1556 above-cited1575 forementioned1587 supranominated1599 before-delivered1606 former1607 prementioned1620 precited1638 before-noticed1703 oversaid1840 1509 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 109 My lord y^e abbot off y^e monastery in Bury ffornseyd. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.adj.prep.OE
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