English Explanatory Dictionary

forhow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To despise; scorn.
  2. To forsake; quit; abandon; desert.
  3. To cast off; scorn.

Word forms

forhow forhows forhowing forhowed forhoo forhooie forhooy forhui furhow

Etymology

From Middle English forhowien, from Old English forhogian (“to neglect, disregard, despise”), equivalent to for- + how. Cognate with Old Saxon farhuggjan, Old High German farhuggan.

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