Forslugge
(For*slug"ge) v. t. [See Slug to be idle.] To lsoe by idleness or slotch. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Forsooth
(For*sooth") adv. [AS. forsoð; for, prep. + soð sooth, truth. See For, prep., and Sooth.] In
truth; in fact; certainly; very well; — formerly used as an expression of deference or respect, especially to
woman; now used ironically or contemptuously.
A fit man, forsooth, to govern a realm!
Hayward.
Our old English word forsooth has been changed for the French madam.
Guardian. Forsooth
(For*sooth"), v. t. To address respectfully with the term forsooth. [Obs.]
The captain of the "Charles" had forsoothed her, though he knew her well enough and she him.
Pepys. Forsooth
(For*sooth"), n. A person who used forsooth much; a very ceremonious and deferential person.
[R.]
You sip so like a forsooth of the city.
B. Jonson. Forspeak
(For*speak") v. t. [Pref. for- + speak.]
1. To forbid; to prohibit. Shak.
2. To bewitch. [Obs.] Drayton.
Forspent
(For*spent") a. [AS. forspendan to consume; pref. for- + spendan to spend.] Wasted in
strength; tired; exhausted. [Archaic]
A gentleman almost forspent with speed.
Shak. Forstall
(For*stall") v. t. To forestall. [Obs.] Spenser.
