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forfending

forfending is the present participle and gerund 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 forfending

What is forfending the present participle and gerund of?
Forfending is the present participle and gerund of forfend.

Words near forfending in the dictionary

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

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