fordo

[ fawr-doo ]

/ fɔrˈdu /

verb (used with object), for·did, for·done, for·do·ing. Archaic.

to do away with; kill; destroy.

to ruin; undo.

Nearby words

ford, ford, gerald, ford, henry, forde, fordless, fordo, fordone, fordyce's spots, fore, fore and aft, fore clipping

Also foredo.

Origin of fordo

before 900; Middle English fordon, Old English fordōn (see fore-, do¹); cognate with Dutch verdoen, Old High German fartuon

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Examples from the Web for fordo

Me forthinketh, said King Pellinore, that this shall me betide, but God may fordo well destiny.
Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume I (of II)|Thomas Malory
The wolf is the devil, who lies in ambush about God's church, and watches how he may fordo the souls of christian men with sins.
The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church|lfric
Forsooth this is a shameful custom of a lady, and if I had not a great matter in my hand I should fordo your evil customs.
Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (of II)|Thomas Malory

British Dictionary definitions for fordo

fordo

foredo

/ (fɔːˈduː) /

verb -does, -doing, -did or -done (tr) archaic

to destroy

to exhaust

Word Origin for fordo

Old English fordōn; related to Old Saxon fardōn, Old High German fartuon, Dutch verdoen; see for-, do 1

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