释义 |
† foreˈhent, v. Obs. [f. fore- prefix + hent.] trans. To seize beforehand; a. to cut off (in flight), overtake. b. To take in advance.
1590Spenser F.Q. iii. iv. 49 A fearefull Dove..Having farre off espyde a Tassell gent..Doubleth her hast for feare to bee for-hent. 1593Golding Ovid's Met. xi. 267 [He] toake the pleasure which the sonne of Maia had forehent. |