Etymology

forhush

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Today it means: To deride. Full definition →

Middle English forhuschen ← Old English hysċan
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  1. Old English · derived fromhysċan“to jeer at, reproach; rail; revile”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromforhuschen
  3. English todayforhush

From Middle English forhuschen, equivalent to for- + Old English hysċan (“to jeer at, reproach; rail; revile”).

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