forlead
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English forleden, from Old English forlǣdan (“to mislead, seduce; lead off and away”), from Proto-West Germanic *fralaidijan, equivalent to for- + lead. Cognate with Dutch verleiden (“to seduce, tempt, entice”), German verleiten (“entice, mislead”), Old Saxon farlēdian.
Verb[edit]
forlead (third-person singular simple present forleads, present participle forleading, simple past and past participle forled)
- (obsolete, transitive) To mislead; seduce.[1]
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
forlead (third-person singular simple present forleads, present participle forleading, simple past and past participle forled)
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