Forcurse

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To curse utterly or completely; place under a heavy curse. archaic, transitive

    "The bishops were ever cursing them, but they cared nought therefor, for they were all forcursed and forsworn and forlorn [...]"

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"The bishops were ever cursing them, but they cared nought therefor, for they were all forcursed and forsworn and forlorn [...]"

Etymology

From Middle English forcursien, from Old English forcursian (“to curse, curse up”), equivalent to for- + curse.

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