forefon

Old English

verb
Definitions
  • to anticipate, take before; foretake

Etymology

Prefix from Old English fōn (seize, catch, take, meet with, accept, receive, make prisoner, undertake, capture, grasp, assume, encounter).

Origin

Old English

fōn

Gloss

seize, catch, take, meet with, accept, receive, make prisoner, undertake, capture, grasp, assume, encounter

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Possession

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