Etymology

forbleed

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Today it means: To exhaust with bleeding. Full definition →

Middle English forbleden
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromforbleden
  2. English todayforbleed

From Middle English forbleden, equivalent to for- + bleed. Cognate with German verbluten.

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