Etymology

forthrow

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Today it means: To throw off; cast off; reject. Full definition →

Middle English forthrowen
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromforthrowen“to hurl”
  2. English todayforthrow

From Middle English forthrowen (“to hurl”); equivalent to for- + throw.

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