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forlead

verb

Etymology

From Middle English forleden, from Old English forlǣdan (“to mislead, seduce; lead off and away”), from Proto-West Germanic *fralaidijan, equivalent to for- + lead. Cognate with Dutch verleiden (“to seduce, tempt, entice”), German verleiten (“entice, mislead”), Old Saxon farlēdian.

  1. inherited from *fralaidijan✻
  2. inherited from forlǣdan
  3. inherited from forleden

Definitions

  1. To mislead

    To mislead; seduce.

  2. Alternative form of forelead (“lead forward, lead before”)

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA