forhow

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To despise; scorn. obsolete,transitive
  2. To forsake; quit; abandon; desert. Scotland,UK,dialectal,transitive
    — It was believed that handling any bird's eggs in the nest made the bird forhooie them, [...]
  3. To cast off; scorn. Scotland,UK,dialectal,transitive
    — Mind what this lass has undergane for you, Since ye did her so treach'rously forhow, [...]

词形变化

forhows present,singular,third-person forhowing participle,present forhowed participle,past forhowed past forhoo alternative forhooie alternative forhooy alternative forhui alternative furhow alternative

词源

From Middle English forhowien, from Old English forhogian (“to neglect, disregard, despise”), equivalent to for- + how. Cognate with Old Saxon farhuggjan, Old High German farhuggan.
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