Etymology

forspend

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Today it means: To spend up; spend completely; exhaust, as by overexertion. Full definition →

Middle English forspenden ← Old English forspendan
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromforspendan“to spend up, give out, squander, consume”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromforspenden
  3. English todayforspend

From Middle English forspenden, from Old English forspendan (“to spend up, give out, squander, consume”), equivalent to for- + spend.

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