| 释义 |
† forˈbeat, v. Obs.
For forms see beat v.
[f. for- prefix1 + beat v.]
a. trans. To beat severely; to cover with bruises or stripes.
b. To beat down, overcome.
c. pa. pple. only. Of a path: Well-beaten or trodden.
1393Langl. P. Pl. c. xxiii. 198 So elde and hue hit hadde a-feynted and forbete. c1420Anturs of Arth. li, Alle blake was thayre brees, forbetun with brandis. c1430Hymns Virg. (1867) 29 Al his fleisch bloodi for-bete. c1430Pilgr. Lyf Manhode ii. lxxii. (1869) 103 Thou art not the firste pilgrime..the wey is al forbeten. c1470Harding Chron. xxxiv. v, This king..Came home agayn..All for⁓beten. |
