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Forfends vs Forefends - What's the difference?

forfends | forefends |

As verbs the difference between forfends and forefends

is that forfends is (forfend) while forefends is (forefend).

forfends

English

Verb

(head)
  • (forfend)

    • forfend

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (dated) To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.
  • * 1594 , (Thomas Lodge), (The Wounds of Civil War) , act 4, scene 1, page 54:
    • Clown: … You would know where Lord Anthonie is? I perceiue you. Shall I ?ay he is in yond farme hou?e? I deceiue you. Shall I tell you this wine is for him? the gods forfend , and ?o I end. Go fellow fighters theres a bob for ye.
  • * 2008 , Lew, short circuit operators , zbadnYZNaK6VM1zanZ2dnUVZ_r7inZ2d@comcast.com
    • What? Multi-posting? Usenet Gods forfend !

    Usage notes

    * This word is dated and becoming obsolete. Mostly used now in set expressions such as heaven forfend.

    forefends

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    Verb

    (head)
  • (forefend)

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    forefend

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