forban
forban · forbans · forbanned · forbanning
To exile; banishTo exile; banish.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, obsolete, poetic, rare)To exile; banish.
Origin
From Middle English forbannen, partly from Middle English for- + bannen, equivalent to forFrom Middle English forbannen, partly from Middle English for- + bannen, equivalent to for- + ban; and partly from Old French forbenir (“to banish”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian ferbonne (“to banish”), West Frisian ferbanne (“to banish”), Dutch verbannen (“to banish”), German Low German verbannen (“to banish”), German verbannen (“to banish”), Swedish förbanna (“to curse, damn”).
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Forms
forbans, forbanning, forbanned, forbannedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle