Meanings
verbforthlead (third-person singular simple present forthleads, present participle forthleading, simple past and past participle forthled)
present singular third person forthleads · participle present forthleading · participle past forthled · past forthled
- obsoletetransitiveTo lead forth.
Origin
- Latinprōdūcere“to lead forth”
- Old Englishforþlǣdan
- Middle Englishforthleden
- Englishforthlead
From Middle English forthleden, from Old English forþlǣdan. Calque of Latin prōdūcere (“to lead forth”). Equivalent to forth- + lead.
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forthlead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forthlead
MLA
“forthlead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forthlead. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forthlead,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forthlead.
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