- ætforan
- 1. prep w.d. before, at, in the presence of, in front of, close before, close by; 2. adv beforehand (time)
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
ætforan
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ætforan — in front of … The Old English to English
in front of — ætforan, for … English to the Old English
Afore — A*fore , adv. [OE. afore, aforn, AS. onforan or [ae]tforan; pref. a + fore.] 1. Before. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] If he have never drunk wine afore. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) In the fore part of a vessel. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
afore — (adv.) O.E. onforan before, at the beginning of, in front of, from phrase on foran, from on (prep.) + foran (adv.) in front, dative of FOR (Cf. for). In some cases probably it represents O.E. ætforan at fore. Once the literary equivalent of… … Etymology dictionary
a|fore — «uh FR, FOHR», adverb, preposition, conjunction. Archaic and Dialect. before. ╂[Old English onforan (< on foran in front), and ætforan < æt at + foran in front] … Useful english dictionary
