Middle English Dictionary Entry
fors n.
Entry Info
| Forms | fors n. Also force. |
| Etymology | OI fors waterfall; cp. MnE north. dial. force cascade. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A cascade, a rapids.
Associated quotations
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)2173 : He seȝ..A balȝ berȝ bi a bonke þe brymme bysyde, Bi a forȝ [?read: forz] of a flode þat ferked þare; Þe borne blubred þerinne as hit boyled hade.
- c1440 Degrev.(Thrn)1655 : Þe stede strak ouer þe force [Cmb: fosse].