different between forfend vs forend

English

Etymology

From Middle English forfenden (“to ward off, protect, prohibit”), equivalent to for- +? fend.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?f??(?)?f?nd/, /?f?(?)?f?nd/
• Rhymes: -?nd

Verb

forfend (third-person singular simple present forfends, present participle forfending, simple past and past participle forfended)

1. (dated) To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.
   • 1594, Thomas Lodge, The Wounds of Civil War, act 4, scene 1, page 54:

     Clown: … You would know where Lord Anthonie is? I perceiue you. Shall I ?ay he is in yond farme hou?e? I deceiue you. Shall I tell you this wine is for him? the gods forfend, and ?o I end. Go fellow fighters theres a bob for ye.

   • 2008, Lew, short circuit operators, [email protected]

     What? Multi-posting? Usenet Gods forfend!

Usage notes

• This word is dated and becoming obsolete. Mostly used now in set expressions such as heaven forfend.

Translations

Anagrams

• nroffed

English

Etymology

fore- +? end

Noun

forend (plural forends)

1. (firearms) Part of a rifle, underneath the barrel, where it is supported by the hand.

Anagrams

• Ferdon, fonder