forewrite
English
verb
Definitions
- (ambitransitive) To write beforehand; write in advance.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English fore-writen inherited from Old English forewrītan (write above, banish, write before, proscribe) prefix from English write (imprint, engrave, inscribe).
Origin
English
write
Gloss
imprint, engrave, inscribe
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bewrite English
- cowrite English
- enwrite English
- handwrite English
- inwrite English
- miswrite English
- outwrite English
- overwrite English
- prewrite English
- rewrite English
- screenwrite English
- skywrite English
- sleepwrite English
- subwrite English
- underwrite English
- unwrite English
- writability English
- writable English
- write English
- write-down English
- write-up English
- writeback English
- writee English
- writer English
- writest English
- writeth English
- writethrough English
- writing English
- writo English
- forewrītan Old English
- fore-writen Middle English
- writen Middle English
- raitim Tok Pisin