forfend
[ fawr-fend ]
/ fɔrˈfɛnd /
verb (used with object)
Also
forefend.
Words nearby forfend
foreyard,
forfaiting,
forfar,
forfeit,
forfeiture,
forfend,
forfex,
forficate,
forfochen,
forgat,
forgather
Example sentences from the Web for forfend
Is it not rather the blind brute instinct of self-protection, forfend what may?
Canada: the Empire of the North |Agnes C. LautOf all travelling companionship, forfend us from that of a married man!
And allowance must likewise be made for thy connubial grief which caused thee to forfend thy wife's body from the demon.
The Fantasy Fan January 1934 |VariousForfend me from a man who weighs every expression with Scotch prudence.
The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume I (of II) |Charles Darwin
British Dictionary definitions for forfend
forfend
forefend
/ (fɔːˈfɛnd) /
verb (tr)
US
to protect or secure
obsolete
to prohibit or prevent