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Middle English
- foorew, forew, forewe, forgh, forȝ, forough, forowe, forrou, foruȝ, forw, forwe, forwh, furch, furgh, vorow, vorwe
Etymology
From Old English furh, from Proto-Germanic *furhs, from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfurɔu̯/, /ˈfuriu̯/, /ˈfurwə/, /ˈfurx/, /ˈfoːr-/, /ˈfɔr-/
Noun
forow (plural forows)
- ditch, trail (indentation in ground)
- furrow (ditch from plowing)
- field (especially if as wide as a furrow)
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