forway en · VERB
Etymology
From Late Middle English forwayen, forweyen (“to go astay, go out of the way”), partly equivalent to for- + way (compare Old English forweġan (“to overcome, kill”)); and partly continuing, in altered form, Middle English forveien, forsveien, forvoyen (“to err, go astray”), from Old French forsveer, forvoier (“to go astray, err”).
Meanings
- (intransitive, obsolete) To go out of the way; go astray; err; make a mistake; sin.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| forways | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| forwaying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| forwayed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| forwayed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |