"fora" meaning in Old High German

See fora in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /ˈfo.ra/ Forms: for [alternative], fore [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *forē, whence also Old English fore. Etymology templates: {{dercat|goh|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|goh|gmw-pro|*forē}} Proto-West Germanic *forē, {{cog|ang|fore}} Old English fore Head templates: {{head|goh|preposition|head=|sort=}} fora, {{goh-prep}} fora
  1. before, against, in the presence of Tags: with-dative
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          "lang": "Central Franconian",
          "lang_code": "gmw-cfr",
          "word": "vür"
        },
        {
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "word": "vor"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle High German",
      "lang_code": "gmh",
      "word": "vor"
    },
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        }
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      "word": "vore"
    }
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Old English fore",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *forē, whence also Old English fore.",
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    {
      "form": "for",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fore",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "preposition",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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    },
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      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old High German",
  "lang_code": "goh",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old High German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old High German prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "before, against, in the presence of"
      ],
      "id": "en-fora-goh-prep-8LGMWNfL",
      "links": [
        [
          "before",
          "before#English"
        ],
        [
          "against",
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-dative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfo.ra/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fora"
}
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  ],
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        {
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          "word": "vür"
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          "lang_code": "de",
          "word": "vor"
        }
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      "lang_code": "gmh",
      "word": "vor"
    },
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          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
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        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle High German",
      "lang_code": "gmh",
      "word": "vore"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*forē"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *forē",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "fore"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English fore",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *forē, whence also Old English fore.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "for",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fore",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "goh",
        "2": "preposition",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "fora",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "fora",
      "name": "goh-prep"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old High German",
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        "Old High German lemmas",
        "Old High German prepositions",
        "Old High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old High German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old High German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Pages with 27 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "before, against, in the presence of"
      ],
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        [
          "before",
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        ],
        [
          "against",
          "against#English"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfo.ra/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fora"
}

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