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”).

inherited from forsettan
inherited from forsetten

Definitions

To get in front of
To get in front of; intercept; waylay; entrap.
To upset
To upset; hinder.
3
To beset
To beset; surround; invest; surround with difficulties; bar; impede.
- backset and forset
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1. To overpower
  To overpower; give one too much of anything; surfeit.
2. To overburden or overpower with work
  To overburden or overpower with work; overwork; overtax.
3. A stratagem.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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