for-,
pref. formerly very common, but remaining in some dozen common
words.
Meanings: (1) away, off, apart, (forby, forget, forgive);
prohibition, (forbid, forfend); (3) adstentia, neglect, (forbear,
forgo, forsake, forswear); (4) bad effect, (fordo); (5) excess,
intensity, (forlorn, forspine, forworn).
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