English Explanatory Dictionary

forseek

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To seek thoroughly (for); seek out.
verb
  1. Misspelling of forsake.

Word forms

forseek forseeks forseeking forsought

Etymology

From Middle English *forseken (attested in forsoȝt), from Old English forsēcan, forsēċan (“to afflict, attack”). By surface analysis, for- + seek. Compare West Frisian fersykje (“to request, petition”), Dutch verzoeken (“to request, ask, petition”), German versuchen (“to attempt, try”).

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