Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
forset en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English forsetten, from Old English forsettan (“to hedge in, obstruct, oppress”), equivalent to for- + set. Cognate with Dutch verzetten (“to move”), German versetzen (“to put, move, transfer, transpose”), Swedish försätta (“to go on, remove, set”).
Meanings
(dialectal, transitive) A stratagem.
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foorset
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forsett
alternative
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fooarset
alternative
lexicographic
forsets
Number=Plur
lexicographic
fwoorset
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forset en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English forsetten, from Old English forsettan (“to hedge in, obstruct, oppress”), equivalent to for- + set. Cognate with Dutch verzetten (“to move”), German versetzen (“to put, move, transfer, transpose”), Swedish försätta (“to go on, remove, set”).
Meanings
(Cumbria, dialectal, qualifier:Lancashire, transitive) To get in front of; intercept; waylay; entrap.
(Cumbria, dialectal, figuratively, qualifier:Lancashire, transitive) To upset; hinder.
(Cumbria, dialectal, qualifier:Lancashire, transitive) To beset; surround; invest; surround with difficulties; bar; impede.
backset and forset
(Scotland, dialectal, transitive) To overpower; give one too much of anything; surfeit.
(Scotland, broadly, dialectal, transitive) To overburden or overpower with work; overwork; overtax.