[ for] I. prep. (with d., inst. and a.) (local) before, in the sight of, in or into the presence of, B, Gen: as far as, IM 11913: (temporal) during, before: (causal) ‘for,’ on account of, for the sake of, through, because of, owing to, from, by reason of, Æ, B, Gen, Met. for worulde as regards this world, Æ. for Dryhtne by God: in order to: in place of, instead of, equivalent to, at the price of, Æ, Gu, Mt: in preference to, Rood: in spite of, Chr.
[II.] conj. for, because. for hwȳ, for hwām, for hwon wherefore? for ðām, for ðon, for ðȳ therefore, because, since. for ðām ðe (ðȳ), for ðȳ ðe because. for ðȳ ðæt, for ðām ðæt in order that.
[III.] adv. too, very, Æ. for ān only.
for- I. denotes loss or destruction (as in fordōn, forgiefan), or is intensitive or pejorative, as in forbærnan, forrotian. It is not connected with the preposition ‘for.’ Its original form was fer- [cp. Ger. ver-].
II. occly = fore-
[ fōr] I. f. going, course, journey, expedition, BH; AO: way, manner of life. [[faran]]
[II.] m. pig, hog, OEG.
[III.] pret. 3 sg. of [faran].
fora (N) = [foran]
fora- = fore-