fordo

[ fawr-doo ]

/ fɔrˈdu /

verb (used with object), for·did, for·done, for·do·ing.Archaic.

to do away with; kill; destroy.

to ruin; undo.

Also foredo.

Origin of fordo

before 900; Middle English fordon,Old English fordōn (see fore-, do¹); cognate with Dutch verdoen,Old High German fartuon

Words nearby fordo

Forde, for dear life, Ford, Gerald, Ford, Henry, fordless, fordo, fordone, Fordyce's spots, fore, fore-and-aft, fore-and-after

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Example sentences from the Web for fordo

Me forthinketh, said King Pellinore, that this shall me betide, but God may fordo well destiny.
Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume I (of II)|Thomas Malory
The wolf is the devil, who lies in ambush about God's church, and watches how he may fordo the souls of christian men with sins.
The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church|lfric
Forsooth this is a shameful custom of a lady, and if I had not a great matter in my hand I should fordo your evil customs.
Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (of II)|Thomas Malory

British Dictionary definitions for fordo

fordo

foredo

/ (fɔːˈduː) /

verb -does, -doing, -did or -done (tr) archaic

to destroy

to exhaust

Word Origin for fordo

Old English fordōn; related to Old Saxon fardōn, Old High German fartuon, Dutch verdoen; see for-, do 1

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单词	fordo
释义	fordo [ fawr-doo ] / fɔrˈdu / verb (used with object), for·did, for·done, for·do·ing.Archaic. to do away with; kill; destroy. to ruin; undo. Also foredo. Origin of fordo before 900; Middle English fordon,Old English fordōn (see fore-, do¹); cognate with Dutch verdoen,Old High German fartuon Words nearby fordo Forde, for dear life, Ford, Gerald, Ford, Henry, fordless, fordo, fordone, Fordyce's spots, fore, fore-and-aft, fore-and-after Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fordo Me forthinketh, said King Pellinore, that this shall me betide, but God may fordo well destiny. Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume I (of II)\|Thomas Malory The wolf is the devil, who lies in ambush about God's church, and watches how he may fordo the souls of christian men with sins. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church\|lfric Forsooth this is a shameful custom of a lady, and if I had not a great matter in my hand I should fordo your evil customs. Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (of II)\|Thomas Malory British Dictionary definitions for fordo fordo foredo / (fɔːˈduː) / verb -does, -doing, -did or -done (tr) archaic to destroy to exhaust Word Origin for fordo Old English fordōn; related to Old Saxon fardōn, Old High German fartuon, Dutch verdoen; see for-, do 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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