forlead
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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.
Verb
forlead (third-person singular simple present forleads, present participle forleading, simple past and past participle forled)
- (obsolete, transitive) To mislead; seduce.[1]
Etymology 2
Verb
forlead (third-person singular simple present forleads, present participle forleading, simple past and past participle forled)
References
- Oxford English Dictionary Online, accessed 2021
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