"forgab" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: forgabs [present, singular, third-person], forgabbing [participle, present], forgabbed [participle, past], forgabbed [past]
Etymology: From Middle English forgabben (“to mock”), equivalent to for- (“destructively, harmfully”) + gab. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forgabben||to mock}} Middle English forgabben (“to mock”), {{prefix|en|for|gab|t1=destructively, harmfully}} for- (“destructively, harmfully”) + gab Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} forgab (third-person singular simple present forgabs, present participle forgabbing, simple past and past participle forgabbed)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To mock; deride; defame; publish the misdeeds of. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-forgab-en-verb-lsmW71if Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with for-

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