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forlead

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English

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishforleden,fromOld Englishforlǣdan(“to mislead, seduce; lead off and away”),fromProto-West Germanic*fralaidijan,equivalent tofor-+‎lead.Cognate withDutchverleiden(“to seduce, tempt, entice”),Germanverleiten(“entice, mislead”),Old Saxonfarlēdian.

Verb

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forlead(third-person singular simple presentforleads,present participleforleading,simple past and past participleforled)

  1. (obsolete,transitive)Tomislead;seduce.[1]

Etymology 2

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Fromfor-(“fore-”)+‎lead.

Verb

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forlead(third-person singular simple presentforleads,present participleforleading,simple past and past participleforled)

  1. Alternative form offorelead(“lead forward, lead before”)[1]

References

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  • ↑1.01.1Oxford English Dictionary Online, accessed 2021

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