Forbere, v. forbear (to mention), A 885; leave (him) alone, D 665; spare, A 3168; little consider, T. ii. 1660; Forbar, pt. s. forbare, T. i. 437; 1 pt. s. T. iii. 365; Forbereth, imp. pl. forgive, L. 80.
Forberinge, s. abstaining, I 1049.
For-blak, adj. extremely black, A 2144.
Forbode, s. prohibition; goddes forbode, it is God's prohibition (i.e. God forbid), L. 10 a.
Forbode, -n, pp. of Forbede.
Forbrak, 1 pt. s. broke off, interrupted, B 4. p 1. 5. Pt. t. of forbreken.
For-brused, pp. badly bruised, B 3804.
Forby, adv. by, past, L. 2539; B 1759, 1792, C 125, 668; T. ii. 658. Cf. G. vorbei.
Forbyse, ger. to instruct by examples, T. ii. 1390. (A false form; for forbisne(n), the former n being dropped by confusion with that in the suffix.)
Force; see Fors.