fŏre, inf., irregular, from the obsolete fuo, and equivalent to futurum esse; and fŏrem, fores, foret, forent, subj. imperf., equivalent to essem, esses, etc., v. sum init.
fore, forem see sum. ...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
·adv Formerly; previously; afore. II. Fore ·adv In or towards the bows of a ship. III. Fore ·vi Jo...
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