What is to prohibit; to forbid; to avert. [Archaic] Which peril heaven forefend! Shak. Note: This is etymologically the preferable spelling called?
forfend — To prohibit; to forbid; to avert. [Archaic] Which peril heaven forefend! Shak. Note: This is etymologically the preferable spelling. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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