Fordo

Fordo
Fordo For*do", v. t. [OE. fordon, AS. ford?n; pref. for- + d?n to do. See {For-}, and {Do}, v. i.] 1. To destroy; to undo; to ruin. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

This is the night That either makes me or fordoes me quite. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. To overcome with fatigue; to exhaust. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]

All with weary task fordone. --Shak. [1913 Webster]


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  • fordo — [fôr do͞o′] vt. fordid, fordone, fordoing [ME fordon < OE: see FOR & DO1] Archaic 1. to destroy, kill, ruin, etc. 2. to cause to become exhausted: only in the pp …   English World dictionary

  • fordo — verb /fɔːˈduː/ a) To do away with, undo; to ruin [...] This doth betoken / The corpse they follow did with desperate hand / Fordo it own life. b) To overcome with fatigue; to …   Wiktionary

  • fordo — also foredo transitive verb (fordid; fordone; fordoing) Etymology: Middle English fordon, from Old English fordōn, from for + dōn to do Date: before 12th century 1. archaic to do away with ; destroy 2. to overcome with fatigue used only as …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fordo — /fawr dooh /, v.t., fordid, fordone, fordoing. Archaic. 1. to do away with; kill; destroy. 2. to ruin; undo. Also, foredo. [bef. 900; ME fordon, OE fordon (see FORE , DO1); c. D verdoen, OHG fartuon] * * * …   Universalium

  • fordo — v. a. == destroy. Wright’s L. P. p. 71 == put away. Ps. lxxxviii. 45 …   Oldest English Words

  • fordo — v. get rid of; destroy; kill; ruin, undo, bring to ruin; weary, exhaust through overwork …   English contemporary dictionary

  • fordo — for·do …   English syllables

  • fordo — for•do [[t]fɔrˈdu[/t]] v. t. did, done, do•ing. archaic 1) to do away with; kill; destroy 2) to ruin; undo • Etymology: bef. 900; ME fordon, OE fordōn …   From formal English to slang

  • fordo — /fɔˈdu/ (say faw dooh) verb (t) (fordid, fordone, fordoing) Obsolete 1. to do away with; kill; destroy. 2. to ruin; undo. Also, foredo. {Middle English, Old English fordon. See for , do1} …  

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