- Forewend
- Forewend \Fore*wend"\, v. t. [Fore + wend.] To go before. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Forfend — For*fend , v. t. [Pref. for + fend. See {Forewend}.] To prohibit; to forbid; to avert. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Which peril heaven forefend! Shak. [1913 Webster] Note: This is etymologically the preferable spelling. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English