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forlead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
for-lead
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To mislead; seduce.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

Alternative form of forelead (“lead forward, lead before”)

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Prefix: for
  • Root: forleden, forlǣdan, *fralaidijan

Usage

Inflected Forms

forleads (present, singular) forleading (participle, present) forled (participle, past) forled (past)

Questions

What does forlead mean?
To mislead; seduce.
Where does forlead come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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