forfend
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈfɔː(ɹ)ˌfɛnd/, /ˌfə(ɹ)ˈfɛnd/
Verb

forfend (forfends, present participle forfending; past and past participle forfended)

  1. (dated) To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.
    • 1594, Thomas Lodge, The Wounds of Civil War, act 4, scene 1, page 54 ↗:
      Clown: … You would know where Lord Anthonie is? I perceiue you. Shall I ſay he is in yond farme houſe? I deceiue you. Shall I tell you this wine is for him? the gods forfend, and ſo I end. Go fellow fighters theres a bob for ye.
    • 2008, Lew, short circuit operators, zbadnYZNaK6VM1zanZ2dnUVZ_r7inZ2d@comcast.com ↗
      What? Multi-posting? Usenet Gods forfend!



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