forcurse

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English

Etymology

From Middle English forcursien, from Old English forcursian (to curse, curse up), equivalent to for- +‎ curse.

Verb

forcurse (third-person singular simple present forcurses, present participle forcursing, simple past and past participle forcursed)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To curse utterly or completely; place under a heavy curse.
    • 1894, Henry Duff Traill, Social England:
      The bishops were ever cursing them, but they cared nought therefor, for they were all forcursed and forsworn and forlorn [...]