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Old English
Etymology
Equivalent to for- + sēon. Cognate with Old High German firsehan. See for-.
Pronunciation
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forsēon
- to despise
- to reject
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Fiaminius sē consul forsēah þā sæġene þe þā hlyttan him sædon...- The consul Flaminius rejected the predictions that the diviners had told him...
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