forbite

Meaning

Verb

Origin

  • From Middle English forbiten ("to bite up"), from Old English forbÄ«tan, equivalent to for- + bite. Cognate with West Frisian forbite ("to forbite"), Dutch verbijten ("to forbite"), Low German verbiten ("to forbite"), German verbeissen ("to forbite"). More at for-, bite.

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