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forfended

forfended is the simple past and past participle of forfend.

Meaning of forfend

Verb

forfend (third-person singular simple present forfends, present participle forfending, simple past and past participle forfended)

  1. (archaic) To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.
    • Clown: … You would know where Lord Anthonie is? I perceiue you. Shall I ſay he is in yond farme houſe? I deceiue you. Shall I tell you this wine is for him? the gods forfend, and ſo I end. Go fellow fighters theres a bob for ye.1594, Thomas Lodge, The Wounds of Civil War, act 4, scene 1, page 54

Questions about forfended

What is forfended the simple past and past participle of?
Forfended is the simple past and past participle of forfend.

Words near forfended in the dictionary

  1. forfeiture
  2. forfeiture fund
  3. forfeiture funds
  4. forfeitures
  5. forfend
  6. forfended
  7. forfending
  8. forfends
  9. forfex
  10. forficate
  11. forfices

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