"forefend" meaning in English

See forefend in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: forefends [present, singular, third-person], forefending [participle, present], forefended [participle, past], forefended [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} forefend (third-person singular simple present forefends, present participle forefending, simple past and past participle forefended)
  1. Alternative spelling of forfend. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: forfend
    Sense id: en-forefend-en-verb-JC0m5qdB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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