Forhew
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Forhew is a verb meaning (obsolete) To cut to pieces.
Meaning
(obsolete) To cut to pieces.
Example Sentences
And Beaumayns sawe hym and made hym redy / & ther they mette[…]and put their sheldes afore them / & drewe their swerdes / and gaf many grete strokes that somtyme they hurtled to gyder that they felle grouelyng on the ground Thus they fought two houres and more that their sheldes & theyr hauberkes were al forhewen / & in many stedys they were wounded
Word Forms
- forhews
- forhewing
- forhewed
- forhewn
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tohew, tocut, forehew, forthcut, forhush, forcut.
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