Middle English Dictionary Entry
forwī̆rd n.
Entry Info
Forms | forwī̆rd n. Also forward. |
Etymology | OE forwyrd. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. forwarden.
1.
Destruction, perdition.
Associated quotations
- c1175(?OE) Bod.Hom.(Bod 343)92/1 : Þurh þam sceal þeo sawlæ..næfre deofle abuȝen to forwyrde.
- a1400 NVPsalter (Vsp D.7)34.8 : Wilfuli þen hidden þa Forward [vr. steruing; L interitum] of þare snare swa.