"foregan" meaning in Old English

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Verb

IPA: /fo.reˈɡɑːn/
Etymology: From fore- + gān. Etymology templates: {{prefix|ang|fore|gān}} fore- + gān Head templates: {{ang-verb|foregān}} foregān Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|foregān<i>}} Forms: foregān [canonical], irregular [table-tags], foregān [infinitive], foregānne [infinitive], foregā [first-person, present, singular], foreēode [first-person, past, singular], foregǣst [present, second-person, singular], foreēodest [past, second-person, singular], foregǣþ [present, singular, third-person], foreēode [past, singular, third-person], foregāþ [plural, present], foreēodon [past, plural], foregā [present, singular], foreēode [past, singular], foregān [plural, present], foreēoden [past, plural], foregā [imperative, past, present, singular], foregāþ [imperative, past, plural, present], foregānde [imperative, present], foregān [imperative, past]
  1. to precede, stand out, go before; forego
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