Etymology

foreset

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Today it means: To set before or in front of; bar; block; impede. Full definition →

Middle English foresetten ← Old English fōresettan
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  1. Old English · inherited fromfōresettan“to place before, shut in, propose, prefer, precede”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromforesetten
  3. English todayforeset

From Middle English foresetten, from Old English fōresettan (“to place before, shut in, propose, prefer, precede”), equivalent to fore- + set. Cognate with Dutch voorzetten (“to put in front”), German vorsetzen (“to put in front, offer, serve up”), Swedish föresätta (“to put before”).

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