† forstopv.
Obsolete.
transitive. To stop; to stifle (breath); also, to dam up, in quot. figurative.
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the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)] > close by obstruction or block up
fordita800
forstop?c1225
estopa1420
accloy1422
ferma1522
clam1527
quar1542
cloy1548
dam1553
occlude1581
clog1586
impeach1586
bung1589
gravel1602
impediment1610
stifle1631
foul1642
obstipate1656
obturate1657
choke1669
blockade1696
to flop up1838
jama1865
to ball up1884
gunge1976
?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 59 Ȝe alþis weis pundeð ower wordes. Forstoppið ouwer þochtes.
a1400 Coer de L. 4843 The wynde..forstoppyd the Crystene onde.
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