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forset

verb, noun — 6 senses

forset

verb

Etymology From Middle English forsetten, from Old English forsettan (“to hedge in, obstruct, oppress”), equivalent to for- + set. Cognate with Dutch verzetten (“to move”), German versetzen (“to put, move, transfer, transpose”), Swedish försätta (“to go on, remove, set”).

1

Cumbria, Dialectal To get in front of; intercept; waylay; entrap.

2

Cumbria, Dialectal, Figuratively To upset; hinder.

3

Cumbria, Dialectal To beset; surround; invest; surround with difficulties; bar; impede.

  • backset and forset
4

Scotland, Dialectal To overpower; give one too much of anything; surfeit.

5

Scotland, Broadly, Dialectal To overburden or overpower with work; overwork; overtax.

forset

noun

Etymology From Middle English forsetten, from Old English forsettan (“to hedge in, obstruct, oppress”), equivalent to for- + set. Cognate with Dutch verzetten (“to move”), German versetzen (“to put, move, transfer, transpose”), Swedish försätta (“to go on, remove, set”).

1

Dialectal A stratagem.

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