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forhow

verb — 3 senses

forhow

verb

Etymology From Middle English forhowien, from Old English forhogian (“to neglect, disregard, despise”), equivalent to for- + how. Cognate with Old Saxon farhuggjan, Old High German farhuggan.

1

Obsolete To despise; scorn.

2

Scotland, UK, Dialectal To forsake; quit; abandon; desert.

  • It was believed that handling any bird's eggs in the nest made the bird forhooie them, [...]1881, Gregor, Elk-Lore:
3

Scotland, UK, Dialectal To cast off; scorn.

  • Mind what this lass has undergane for you, Since ye did her so treach'rously forhow, [...]1768, Ross, Hclenort:

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.