"forgreithen" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

Forms: fōrgreithen [canonical], forgreitheth [present, singular, third-person], forgreithende [participle, present], forgreithynge [participle, present], forgreithed [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person]
Etymology: for- + greithen. Etymology templates: {{prefix|enm|for|greithen}} for- + greithen Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=fōrgreithen}} fōrgreithen, {{enm-verb|head=fōrgreithen|stem=forgreith}} fōrgreithen (third-person singular simple present forgreitheth, present participle forgreithende, forgreithynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle forgreithed)
  1. To get ready beforehand; to prepare. Synonyms: for-greithen, fore-greithen, foregreithen, forgraith Derived forms: forgreithing
    Sense id: en-forgreithen-enm-verb-ii~vrOVo Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms prefixed with for-

Alternative forms

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