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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forbar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
for-bar
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bar in; to shut up.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To bar, fend off, ward off.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To exclude, deny.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English forbarren (“to bar, bar up, block”), equivalent to for- + bar. Compare Middle High German verbarren (“to forbar”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

forbars (present, singular) forbarring (participle, present) forbarred (participle, past) forbarred (past)

Questions

What does forbar mean?
To bar in; to shut up.
Where does forbar come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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