beforan

Old English

Alternative forms

• biforan

Etymology

From be- +‎ foran.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈfo.rɑn/

Preposition

beforan

1. 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.

Descendants

• Middle English: bifore, bifor, biforn, before
  • English: before

Adverb

beforan

1. 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.