Etymology

forshut

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Today it means: To shut off or out; preclude; prohibit. Full definition →

Middle English forschutten ← Old English forscyttan
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  1. Old English · inherited fromforscyttan“to shut up, shut out, exclude, prevent, obviate”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromforschutten
  3. English todayforshut

From Middle English forschutten, from Old English forscyttan (“to shut up, shut out, exclude, prevent, obviate”), equivalent to for- + shut.

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