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forhang

forhang verb: to hang to death, put to death by hanging.

Verb

forhang (third-person singular simple present forhangs, present participle forhanging, simple past and past participle forhanged)

  1. (obsolete) to hang to death, put to death by hanging.

Synonyms of forhang

Forms of forhang

third-person singular presentforhangs
present participleforhanging
past participleforhanged
pastforhanged

Origin of forhang

From Early Modern English, from for- + hang.

Questions about forhang

What does forhang mean?
Forhang means to hang to death, put to death by hanging.
What part of speech is forhang?
Forhang is a verb.
What is the past tense of forhang?
The past tense of forhang is forhanged.

Words near forhang in the dictionary

  1. forhale
  2. forhaled
  3. forhales
  4. forhaling
  5. Forhan
  6. forhang
  7. forhard
  8. forharded
  9. forharden
  10. forharding
  11. forhards

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