forcurse en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English forcursien, from Old English forcursian (“to curse, curse up”), equivalent to for- + curse.
Meanings
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(archaic, transitive) To curse utterly or completely; place under a heavy curse.
The bishops were ever cursing them, but they cared nought therefor, for they were all forcursed and forsworn and forlorn [...]
1894, Henry Duff Traill, Social England:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| forcursed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| forcursed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| forcurses | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| forcursing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| forecursed | alternative, misspelling | lexicographic |