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Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From forþ- + ġesċeaft.
Pronunciation
Noun
forþġesċeaft f or n
- the world; creation
- the future state of the world, one's own future
- A Father's Instruction
Seldan snottor guma sorglēas blissað swylce dol seldon drymeð sorgful ymb his forðġesceaft nefne hē fǣhþe wite.- Seldom is a wise man's rejoicing free from care; e'en as seldom is a fool's revelry troubled with care concerning the future, unless he experience adverversity.
Declension
Declension of forþgesceaft (strong i-stem)