Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forthlook

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: forthlook
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To look forth; look out.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

noun

A looking forth, forward, or ahead; an outlook; prospect; projection.

Example Sentences

"This essay is a thoughtful forthlook to the time when, at the approaching disestablishment of the Episcopal Church in England, Congregationalism will be placed on a new footing — [...]"

Etymology

From Middle English forthloken, from Old English forþlōcian (“to look forth”), equivalent to forth- + look.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: forth
Root: forthloken, forþlōcian

Usage

Inflected Forms

forthlooks (present, singular) forthlooking (participle, present) forthlooked (participle, past) forthlooked (past) forthlooks (plural)

Questions

What does forthlook mean?: To look forth; look out.
Where does forthlook come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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