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Forfend

//fɔːˈfɛnd// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To prohibit; to forbid; to avert. archaic

    "Clown: … You would know where Lord Anthonie is? I perceiue you. Shall I ſay he is in yond farme houſe? I deceiue you. Shall I tell you this wine is for him? the gods forfend, and ſo I end. Go fellow fighters theres a bob for ye."

  2. 2
    prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English forfenden (“to ward off, protect, prohibit”), equivalent to for- + fend.

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