beforan

== Old English == === Alternative forms === biforan === Etymology === From be- +‎ foran. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beˈfo.rɑn/ === Preposition === beforan before, in front of late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Deuteronomy 28:31 ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: bifore, bifor, biforn, beforeEnglish: before === Adverb === beforan in front "Gospel of Saint Luke", chapter 19, verse 4