English Explanatory Dictionary

forfend

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.

Pronunciation

/fɔːˈfɛnd/ /fə-/ /fɔɹˈfɛnd/ En-us-forfend.oga

Word forms

forfend forfends forfending forfended

Etymology

From Middle English forfenden (“to ward off, protect, prohibit”), equivalent to for- + fend.

Derived words

God forfend
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