Middle English Dictionary Entry
forset n.
Entry Info
Forms | forset n. |
Etymology | Cp. forsetten obstruct, block. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
?A defensive move, a stratagem.
Associated quotations
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)2912 : On stelþe he sekes hym pray..Ne schal nought Brenne bede me trypet Þat y ne schal turne hym wiþ a forset.