forcweþan

Old English

verb
Definitions
  • to rebuke, reprove, upbraid; berate; chide; scold (someone)
  • to refuse, decline to do; forbear

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *frakweþaną prefix from Old English cweþan.

Origin

Old English

cweþan

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