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forwean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
for-wean
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To accustom to bad habits; spoil by indulgence; pamper.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English forwenien, forwanien, from Old English *forwenian (“to spoil”), from Proto-Germanic *frawanjaną (“to spoil”), equivalent to for- + wean. Compare Middle Low German vorwenen (“to forwean”), German verwöhnen (“to spoil, pamper, indulge”), Danish forvænne (“to indulge”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Prefix: for
  • Root: forwenien, *forwenian, *frawanjaną

Usage

Inflected Forms

forweans (present, singular) forweaning (participle, present) forweaned (participle, past) forweaned (past)

Questions

What does forwean mean?
To accustom to bad habits; spoil by indulgence; pamper.
Where does forwean come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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