Forlead

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To mislead; seduce. obsolete, transitive
  2. 2
    Alternative form of forelead (“lead forward, lead before”) alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

All synonyms
misleadseduce

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English forleden, from Old English forlǣdan (“to mislead, seduce; lead off and away”), from Proto-West Germanic *fralaidijan, equivalent to for- + lead. Cognate with Dutch verleiden (“to seduce, tempt, entice”), German verleiten (“entice, mislead”), Old Saxon farlēdian.

Etymology 2

From for- (“fore-”) + lead.

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