"forcouth" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

IPA: /fɔrˈkuːθ/
Rhymes: -uːθ Etymology: From Old English forcūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *frakunþ, from Proto-Germanic *frakunþaz, the past participle of *frakunnaną, equivalent to for- + couth. Cognate with Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃 (frakunþs, “despised”). Compare also Old English fracoþ (“vile”), which may have also sprung from the same original source. Etymology templates: {{root|enm|ine-pro|*ǵneh₃-}}, {{inh|enm|ang|forcūþ}} Old English forcūþ, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*frakunþ}} Proto-West Germanic *frakunþ, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*frakunþaz}} Proto-Germanic *frakunþaz, {{prefix|enm|for|couth}} for- + couth, {{cog|got|𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃||despised}} Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃 (frakunþs, “despised”), {{cog|ang|fracoþ|t=vile}} Old English fracoþ (“vile”) Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective}} forcouth
  1. despised, scorned, infamous, vile Related terms: fraked
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