eldertongue

Old English · prefix

foran-

Part of speech
prefix
IPA
/ˈfo.rɑn/
Syllables
ˈfo · rɑn (2 syllables)

Meaning

  1. front, forward part

    foranbodiġ

    chest, thorax, bust

  2. early

    foranlencten

    early spring

Etymology

From foran (“before, opposite”), from oblique case of fora, fore (“forepart, front”). Akin to Old English fora, fore (“before”).

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