fortread en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English fortreden, from Old English fortredan (“to tread down, trample on”), from Proto-Germanic *fratredaną, *fratrudaną (“to trample”), equivalent to for- + tread. Compare Saterland Frisian fertreede, Dutch vertreden (“to trample”), German Low German vertreden, German vertreten ("to represent"; < Old High German firtretan (“to trample”)).
Meanings
- (obsolete, transitive) To tread down; tread underfoot; trample upon; crush; destroy by trampling.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fortrodden | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| fortrod | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| fortreads | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| fortreading | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |