[for], prep. w. dat., instr., and acc.: 1) w. dat. local, before, ante: þät he for eaxlum gestôd Deniga freán, [358]; for hlâwe, [1121].—b) before, coram, in conspectu: no he þære feohgyfte for sceótendum scamigan þorfte, had no need to be ashamed of the gift before the warriors, [1027]; for þäm werede, [1216]; for eorlum, [1650]; for duguðe, before the noble band of warriors, [2021].—Causal, a) to denote a subjective motive, on account of, through, from: for wlenco, from bravery, through warlike courage, [338], [1207]; for wlence, [508]; for his wonhýdum, [434]; for onmêdlan, [2927], etc.—b) objective, partly denoting a cause, through, from, by reason of: for metode, for the creator, on account of the creator, [169]; for þreánýdum, [833]; for þreánêdlan, [2225]; for dolgilpe, on account of, in accordance with the promise of bold deeds (because you claimed bold deeds for yourself), [509]; him for hrôfsele hrînan ne mehte fær-gripe flôdes, on account of the roofed hall the malicious grasp of the flood could not reach him, [1516]; lîg-egesan wäg for horde, on account of (the robbing of) the treasure, [2782]; for mundgripe mînum, on account of, through the gripe of my hand, [966]; for þäs hildfruman hondgeweorce, [2836]; for swenge, through the stroke, [2967]; ne meahte ... deóp gedýgan for dracan lêge, could not hold out in the deep on account of the heat of the drake, [2550]. Here may be added such passages as ic þäm gôdan sceal for his môdþräce mâðmas beódan, will offer him treasures on account of his boldness of character, for his high courage, [385]; ful-oft for lässan leán teohhode, gave often reward for what was inferior, [952]; nalles for ealdre mearn, was not uneasy about his life, [1443]; similarly, [1538]. Also denoting purpose: for ârstafum, to the assistance, [382], [458].—2) w. instr. causal, because of, for: he hine feor forwräc for þý mane, [110].—3) w. acc., for, as, instead of: for sunu freógan, love as a son, [948]; for sunu habban, [1176]; ne him þäs wyrmes wîg for wiht dyde, held the drake's fighting as nothing, [2349].
[foran], adv., before, among the first, forward: siððan ... sceáwedon feóndes fingras, foran æghwylc (each before himself), [985]; þät wäs ân foran ealdgestreóna, that was one among the first of the old treasures, i.e. a splendid old treasure, [1459]; þe him foran ongeán linde bæron, bore their shields forward against him (went out to fight against him), [2365].
be-foran: 1) adv., local, before: he ... beforan gengde, went before, [1413]; temporal, before, earlier, [2498].—2) prep. w. acc. before, in conspectu: mære mâððum-sweord manige gesâwon beforan beorn beran, [1025].
[ford], st. m., ford, water-way: acc. sg. ymb brontne ford, [568].
[forð]: 1) local, forth, hither, near: forð near ätstôp, approached nearer, [746]; þâ cwom Wealhþeó forð gân, [1163]; similarly, [613]; him seleþegn forð wîsade, led him (Beówulf) forth (to the couch that had been prepared for him in Heorot), [1796]; þät him swât sprong forð under fexe, forth under the hair of his head, [2968]. Forward, further: gewîtað forð beran wæpen and gewædu, [291]; he tô forð gestôp, [2290]; freoðo-wong þone forð ofereodon, [2960]. Away, forth, [45], [904]; fyrst forð gewât, the time (of the way to the ship) was out, i.e. they had arrived at the ship, [210]; me ... forð-gewitenum, to me the departed, [1480]; fêrdon forð, went forth (from Grendel's sea), [1633]; þonne he forð scile, when he must (go) forth, i.e. die, [3178]; hine mihtig god ... ofer ealle men forð gefremede, carried him forth, over all men, [1719].—2) temporal, forth, from now on: heald forð tela niwe sibbe, [949]; ic sceal forð sprecan gen ymbe Grendel, shall from now on speak again of Grendel, [2070]. See [furðum] and furðor.
[forð-gerîmed], pres. part., in unbroken succession, [59].
[forð-gesceaft], st. f., that which is determined for farther on, future destiny: acc. sg. he þâ forð-gesceaft forgyteð and forgýmeð, [1751].
[forð-weg], st. m., road that leads away, journey: he of ealdre gewât frôd on forð-weg (upon the way to the next world), [2626].
[fore], prep. w. dat., local, before, coram, in conspectu: heó fore þäm werede spräc, [1216]. Causal, through, for, because of: nô mearn fore fæhðe and fyrene, [136]; fore fäder dædum, because of the father's deeds, [2060],—Allied to this is the meaning, about, de, super: þær wäs sang and swêg samod ätgädere fore Healfdenes hildewîsan, song and music about Healfdene's general (the song of Hnäf), [1065].
[fore-mære], adj., renowned beyond (others), præclarus: superl. þät wäs fore-mærost foldbûendum receda under roderum, [309].