"forhew" meaning in All languages combined

See forhew on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: forhews [present, singular, third-person], forhewing [participle, present], forhewed [past], forhewed [participle, past], forhewn [participle, past]
Etymology: From Old English forhēawan, corresponding to for- + hew. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|forhēawan}} Old English forhēawan, {{prefix|en|for|hew}} for- + hew Head templates: {{en-verb|past_ptc2=forhewn}} forhew (third-person singular simple present forhews, present participle forhewing, simple past forhewed, past participle forhewed or forhewn)
  1. (obsolete) To cut to pieces. Tags: obsolete

Inflected forms

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