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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forshut

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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

Meaning

verb

To shut off or out; preclude; prohibit.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English forschutten, from Old English forscyttan (“to shut up, shut out, exclude, prevent, obviate”), equivalent to for- + shut.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

forshuts (present, singular) forshutting (participle, present) forschut (alternative)

Questions

What does forshut mean?
To shut off or out; preclude; prohibit.
Where does forshut come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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