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forswing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
for-swing
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To beat; whip.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English forswingen, equivalent to for- + swing (“to swing, beat”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

forswings (present, singular) forswinging (participle, present) forswang (past) forswung (past) forswungen (participle, past) forswung (participle, past)

Questions

What does forswing mean?
To beat; whip.
Where does forswing come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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