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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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bifōre(n
prep.
Additional spellings:
before, biforen, beforen
148 quotations in 8 senses
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Of position or location: (a) in front of; ahead of, at the head of; (b) along (the coast); (c) in advance of.
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with
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1153 quotations in 39 senses
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Directly opposite to (sth.) in space or location, facing over against;
face with face, mouth with mouth, neb with neb
, face to face;
fighten honde with honde
, to fight hand to hand, fight in close…
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