forwarn

Meaning

Verb

To prohibit; forbid; deny (right, access to, etc.).

Origin

From Middle English forwernen, from Old English forwærnan, forwoernan, forwiernan, from Proto-Germanic *fra-, *fur-, *far- + *warnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wer- ("to close, cover, protect, defend"), equivalent to for- + warn.

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