"forswing" meaning in English

See forswing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: forswings [present, singular, third-person], forswinging [participle, present], forswang [past], forswung [past], forswungen [participle, past], forswung [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English forswingen, equivalent to for- + swing (“to swing, beat”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forswingen}} Middle English forswingen, {{prefix|en|for|swing|t2=to swing, beat}} for- + swing (“to swing, beat”) Head templates: {{en-verb|forswings|forswinging|forswang|forswungen|past2=forswung|past_ptc2=forswung}} forswing (third-person singular simple present forswings, present participle forswinging, simple past forswang or forswung, past participle forswungen or forswung)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To beat; whip. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-forswing-en-verb-GPShNvqk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with for-, Pages with 1 entry
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        "(transitive, obsolete) To beat; whip."
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