| 单词 | to say before |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto say before † to say before Obsolete. extracted from sayv.1int. transitive. To prophesy, foretell.In quot. ?a1475 intransitive in a parenthetic clause introduced by as (cf. sense A. 1b). [Compare earlier before-say vb. at before adv., prep., conj., and n. Compounds 3. Compare also classical Latin praedīcere predict v.] ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prefiguration > prefigure [verb (transitive)] forecomea1300 to say beforec1384 signifyc1384 pretendc1425 prefigurec1429 preostendc1429 prefigurate1530 prefigurate1530 adumbrate1537 promise1556 premonstrate1562 foresignify1565 presignify1570 shadow1574 foreshadow1577 presage1583 fore-run1590 presign1590 fore-read1591 figure1595 type forth, out1596 fore-point1601 foreshow1601 prophesy1608 foretella1616 foretypea1618 forebode1656 harbingera1657 pretypify1658 pretype1659 forespeak1667 to figure out1721 forecast1883 favour1887 precourse1888 precursea1892 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 2 Cor. xiii. 2 I seide bifore, and seye bifore [L. Prædixi, et prædico]..to hem that bifore han synned, and to alle othere; for if I schal come eftsoone, I schal not spare. ?a1475 Ludus Coventriae (1922) 148 (MED) This prophecye is now spad..þerfore mankend may be glad, As prophetys be-forn han seyd. a1500 Gospel of Nicodemus (Harl. 149) (1974) 108 (MED) Whan y [sc. David] was quykke, than seyde y befor the myserycorde of oure Lorde..and of hys merveyles that he schuld do. < as lemmas |
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