Meanings
present singular third person foreleads · participle present foreleading · participle past foreled · past foreled · alternative forlead
- transitiveTo lead forth; lead forward; lead before.
" [...] But you twin sister of the morning sun, Forelead the Sun!"
1902, Thomas Edgar Pemberton, Ellen Terry and her sisters1 more example
This interactive and informative site follows Spanish exploration by way of a map showing the trails (now highways) where the conquistadores foreled.
2003, Gary B. Nash, The American people: creating a nation and a society
Origin
- Old Englishfōrelǣdan“to lead forth”
- Middle Englishforleden
- Englishforelead
From Middle English forleden, from Old English fōrelǣdan (“to lead forth”), equivalent to fore- + lead.
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forelead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forelead
“forelead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forelead. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forelead,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forelead.
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