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forstaed

forstaed is the simple past and past participle of forsta.

Meaning of forsta

Verb

forsta (third-person singular simple present forstas, present participle forstaing, simple past and past participle forstaed)

  1. (Scotland, intransitive, transitive) To comprehend; understand.
    • A cripple I'm not, ye forsta me, Tho' lame of a hand that I be; [...]1714, Joseph Ritson, Scotish song

Questions about forstaed

What is forstaed the simple past and past participle of?
Forstaed is the simple past and past participle of forsta.

Words near forstaed in the dictionary

  1. forsta
  2. forstaa
  3. forstaaed
  4. forstaaing
  5. forstaas
  6. forstaed
  7. forstaing
  8. forstall
  9. forstalled
  10. forstalling
  11. forstalls

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