"forslow" meaning in English

See forslow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: forslows [present, singular, third-person], forslowing [participle, present], forslowed [participle, past], forslowed [past]
Etymology: From Middle English forslowen, forslewen (“to neglect”), from Old English forslāwian, forslǣwan (“to be slow, unwilling, delay, put off”), equivalent to for- + slow. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forslowen}} Middle English forslowen, {{inh|en|ang|forslāwian}} Old English forslāwian, {{prefix|en|for|slow}} for- + slow Head templates: {{en-verb}} forslow (third-person singular simple present forslows, present participle forslowing, simple past and past participle forslowed), {{tlb|en|obsolete}} (obsolete)
  1. (transitive) To be dilatory about; put off; postpone; neglect; omit. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-forslow-en-verb-Nqp2lNO~ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with for- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with for-: 47 28 25
  2. (transitive) To delay; hinder; impede; obstruct. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-forslow-en-verb-VmtvH278 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 49 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 54 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 69 11
  3. (intransitive) To be slow or dilatory; loiter. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-forslow-en-verb-QFmWwOfm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: forsloe, foreslow, fore-slow

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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