- fordo
- verb /fɔːˈduː/
[...] This doth betoken / The corpse they follow did with desperate hand / Fordo it own life.
Me forthynketh said kynge Pellinore that this shalle me betyde but god may fordoo wel desteny.
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fordo — |ô| adj. [Pouco usado] Prenhe. • Plural: fordos |ô| … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
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 — 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} …
