† noforsoothv.
Obsolete.
transitive. To waste or squander away (one's luck, opportunities, etc.) by rejecting to a suitor.Apparently an isolated use.
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the mind > language > statement > refusal > [verb (transitive)] > reject
awarpc1000
forwerpeOE
warpc1000
nillOE
warnc1300
reprovec1350
to put abacka1382
to throw awaya1382
repugnc1384
to put awaya1387
waivec1386
forshoota1400
disavowc1400
defyc1405
disprovec1430
repelc1443
flemea1450
to put backa1500
reject?1504
refutea1513
repulse1533
refel1548
repudiate1548
disallowa1555
project?1567
expel1575
discard1578
overrule1578
forsay1579
check1601
decard1605
dismiss1608
reprobate1609
devow1610
retorta1616
disclaimc1626
noforsootha1644
respuate1657
reluctate1668
negative1778
no-ball1862
basket1867
to set one's foot down1873
not to have any (of it, that, this)1895
to put down1944
eighty-six1959
neg1987
a1644 F. Quarles Virgin Widow (1649) 53 She charg'd me, that when any sued for my love, I should be coy, and say Noforsooth,..which I ha' done so long that I have almost Noforsooth'd away all my fortunes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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