forbod

English

Noun

forbod

1. Alternative form of forbode.
   • 1619, Henry Ainsworth, Annotations Upon the Fifth Book of Moses, Called Deuteronomie, Deuteronomie, Ch. IIII, notes on verse 23:

     Gods Precepts in the Decalogue, are for the most part forbods, or prohibitions; yet usually called commandements.

Verb

forbod

1. obsolete simple past of forbid.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *furibudą, equivalent to for- +‎ bod. Cognate with Old High German firbot (>German Verbot), Dutch verbod; Swedish förbud, Danish forbud.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /forˈbod/

Noun

forbod n (nominative plural forbodu)

1. a forbidding, forbode, prohibition

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	forbod	forbodu
accusative	forbod	forbodu
genitive	forbodes	forboda
dative	forbode	forbodum

Descendants

• Middle English: forbod
  • English: forbode