forbod

English

Noun

forbod

  1. Alternative form of forbode.
    • 1619, Henry Ainsworth, Annotations Upon the Fifth Book of Moses, Called Deuteronomie, Deuteronomie, Ch. IIII, notes on verse 23:
      Gods Precepts in the Decalogue, are for the most part forbods, or prohibitions; yet usually called commandements.

Verb

forbod

  1. obsolete simple past of forbid.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *furibudą, equivalent to for- +‎ bod. Cognate with Old High German firbot (>German Verbot), Dutch verbod; Swedish förbud, Danish forbud.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /forˈbod/

Noun

forbod n (nominative plural forbodu)

  1. a forbidding, forbode, prohibition

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative forbod forbodu
accusative forbod forbodu
genitive forbodes forboda
dative forbode forbodum

Descendants

  • Middle English: forbod
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