forswear, forswere, forsweren, forswerien, forsweryn

t. & i. [A. S. for swerian (pa. t. forswór, pa. par. forsworen ); O. S. forswerian; O. H. Ger. for suer an; O. Fris. for swera; Dut. verzweren; Icel. forswara; Sw. forsvara; Dan. forsvare.] sin, as; expect, Xenophon, exist. ph = f. IMG:content-0059.png:[blocks in formation] 2. A person's strong point; that in which one ex- cels; a person's peculiar talent or faculty; the point of chief excellence. "I won't describe, description is my forte . But every fool describes in these bright days." Byron: Don Juan, v. 52. fört-ěd, a . [English fort ; -ed.] Furnished or guarded by forts; fortified. 1. Forward, in place or order. "Uzzah put forth his hand to the Ark of God and took hold of it."-2 Samuel vi. 6. 3. Forward or onward in time. "Ble ed be the Lord from this time forth for ever- more." -Psalm cxiii. 2. *4. In the future; hereafter; henceforth; thence forth. "If he forth haf grace, as he now bigynnes." Robert de Brunne, p. 174. "I am Prospero, and that very duke Which was thrust forth of Milan." IMG:content-0060.png:[blocks in formation] Whom it concerns to hear this matter forth , Do with your injuries as seems you best." 10. To a certain extent or degree. "Hence we learn, how far forth we may expect justifica- tion and salvation from the sufferings of Christ."-Ham- mond. *B. As prep.: Out of; away from; forth from. "Steal forth thy father's house." Shakesp.: Midsummer Night's Dream, i. 1. And so forth : Et cetera, and so on. Forth is largely used in composition as forth calling (Thomson), forth-i uing (Pope), forth- startled ( Words worth ). *förth, *foorth, *for the, *furthe, s . [FORD.] 1. A way; a pa age. "Pa age non he nam, the for this wer withsette." Robert de Brunne, p. 187. *förth-beär, *forth-bere, v . t . [Eng. forth , and bear.] To bear or carry out. *förth-bring, *for the-bringe, *furth-bryng, v. t. [A. S. forth bring an . ] 1. To bring forth or out. 2. To cause to come; to raise; to bring forth. *forth-by, adv. [ Eng.forth , and by .] Forth or forward by. *förth-call, v. t. [Eng. forth , and call .] To challenge. 2. Death, decease. 3. A pa ing bell. 1. To go out or forth; to set out. 2. To pa by. IMG:content-0061.png:[blocks in formation] 4. To add alcoholic strength to; as, Wine is fort i- Hampton roadstead in Virginia, erected for the de fied by the addition of brandy. *5. To defend, to protect. Shakesp.: Lover's Complaint , 9. B. In trans.: To raise fortifications or strength- "And view the French men how they fortify ." Shakesp.: Henry VI ., Pt . I., 1. 4. For the difference between to fortify and to strengthen , see STRENGTHEN. IMG:content-0062.png:[blocks in formation] fortitudin (is); Eng. adj. suff. -ous .] Having fort i- for-ti-tū-din-ous, a . [Latin fortitudo (gen it. tude, firmne , or courage; firm, courageous. "As brave and as fortitudinous a man as any in the king's dominions."- Fielding : Amelia , bk. v., ch. vi. *fört-lět, s. [Eng. fort , and dim in. suff. -let .] A little fort. IMG:content-0063.png:[blocks in formation] "Let us once again a ail your ears, That are so fortified against our story." Shakesp.: Hamlet , i. 1. "When Interest fortifies an argument, Weak Reason serves to gain the Will's a ent." night seven nights a week. fort-night-lý ( gh silent), a . & adv . [Eng. fort- night ; -ly .] A. As adj .: Happening or appearing once in a fortnight; as, a fortnightly meeting. B. As adv.: Once a fortnight; every fortnight; every other week; as, A paper appears fortnightly . "Here in my Northland, My fastne and fortre , Reign I forever!" dered fortification as exhibited in the construction of the fortre es of the past practically obsolete and usele . It is probable that no fortre in the the natural situation of which renders it in expugn- world (with the exception, perhaps, of Gibraltar, able) would form a serious obstacle to a modern raval or land attack, if the a ailants were provided with the most approved modern heavy guns. In view of this fact the construction of fortre es has been directed almost entirely to enabling them to cause a ricochet of shots directed against them rather than to oppose the direct impact. Hence modern fortre es are usually small, and present nowhere a direct angle to the line of fire, being gen- erally constructed on the turtle-back or spherical plan. They usually contain but few guns, and those of the heavier calibers, rendering them offensive, rather than great strongholds of defense, as for merly. Of this latter cla the strongest fortre sur- viving in the United States is Fortre Monroe, on chin, IMG:content-0064.png:[blocks in formation] *1. Luckle , unlucky, unfortunate. 2. Destitute of a fortune or portion. *for-tune-tell, v . t . & i . [ Eng.fortune , and tell .] A. Trans.: To tell the fortune or future lot of; to teach to tell fortunes. "I'll conjure you; I'll fortune tell you." Shakesp.: Merry Wives of Windsor, iv. 2. B. In trans.: To tell or pretend to tell futurity or future events. "He tipples palmestry, and dines On all her fortunetelling lines." IMG:content-0065.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0066.png:[blocks in formation] Forty has always, by the Christians, been re- garded as a superstitious number, arising from the Scripture use. Thus Moses was forty days in the mount; Elijah was forty days fed by ravens; the rain of the flood fell forty days, and another forty days expired before Noah opened the window of the ark; forty days was the period of embalming; Jonah gave Nineveh forty days to repent; our Lord fasted forty days; He was seen forty days after His resurrection; . St. Swith in betokens forty days' rain or dry weather; a quarantine extends to forty days; forty days, in the old English law, was the limit for the payment of the fine for manslaughter; the privilege 1. To make fortunate; to dispose or arrange the of sanctuary was for forty days; the widow was fortunes of. "And him fortunes as the lust devyse." IMG:content-0067.png:[blocks in formation] *2. A market-place; an open space or court. "And bellowing herds in the proud forum grazed." Pitt: Virgil's Æneid , viii. "As they forward went, They spide a knight faire pricking on the plaine." Spenser: F. Q. , III. viii. 44. 2. ( Of time): For the future; onward. "Fro that day forward . "- Amis and Amiloun , 154. B. As adjective : IMG:content-0068.png:[blocks in formation] "The forward violet thus did I chide: Sweet thief, whence did'st thou steal thy sweet that smells?" Shakesp.: Sonnet 99. *5. Advanced; going or gone far. "Go hang thyself in thine own heir-apparent garters When a jest is so forward , and afoot too, I hate allowed to remain in her husband's house for forty days after his decease; a knight enjoined forty days' service of his tenant; a stranger at the it." Shakesp.: Henry IV., Pt . I. , ii. 2. 6. Not behindhand; not inferior; in advance. "She is as forward of her breeding, as She is i' th' rear o' our birth." Shakesp.: Winter's Tale, iv. 4. 7. Advanced in preparation or execution; as, The work is well forward. 8. Advanced in learning or study; as, The boy is very forward for his years; a very forward pupil. *9. Ready, willing, prompt; strongly disposed or inclined. "To show myself a forward guest within thy house." Shakesp.: Taming of the Shrew, ii. 1. 10. Wanting in reserve or modesty; pert, bold, over-ready, or eager; presumptuous. "He in the various conversation bore A willing, and at times a forward part." Words worth: Excursion, bk. viii. 11. Eager, zealous, ardent. "How fondly dost thou spur a forward horse." Shakesp.: Richard II., iv. *12. Highly gifted; hopeful, promising. "Long live thou, and these thy forward sons." Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt . III . , i. 1. 1907 2. Earline ; as, the forwardne of the season, or of the crops. 3. Eagerne , readine , zeal, ardor. "This cheers my heart, to see your forwardne ." Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt. III., v. 4. 4. A urance, pertne ; immodest confidence or boldne . "Since the youth will not be entreated, his own peril on his forwardne ." --Shakesp.: As You Like It , i. 2. for-wards, adv. [FORWARD, adv.] Forward, onward, toward the front. "The Rhodian ship pa ed through the whole Roman fleet, backwards and forwards several times, carrying intelligence to Drepanum." -Arbuthnot. *for-wa's te, v. t . [Pref. for- , and English waste (q. v.).] To lay utterly waste; to spoil, to desolate. *for-way', v. i. [Pref. for- , and Eng. way .] To wander; to go out of the way. fo il forz-an-dō, sforz-an-dō (z as ts), adv. [Ital., pa. par. of forzare or sforzare =to force.] Music: Lit. forcing. Emphasis or musical accent upon specified notes or pa ages marked by the signs sf. or >. fo , s. (FoSSE.] fo -dyke, s. The name given to a canal in Lincoln shire constructed by the Romans. fos-są ( pl . fos-sæ), s. [Lat.: though used as a noun, fo a is really the fem. nom. sing. of fo us , pa. par. of fodio to dig; thus fo a (terra)=land dug up; hence, a ditch, a fo e, a trench.) A depre ion, a furrow. 1. Zool.: A term applied to certain depre ions on the external surface, generally the seat of cutaneous glands, as the lachrymal fo e in deer and antelopes. 2. Anatomy : (1) Sing .: A groove. There are in the ear a fo a of the helix, which is a groove called also Fo a in or to "But, live who can, or die who may Still, ' Forward, forward! ' on they go." Scott: The Chase , xv. forward-fire, a. Firing the charge at its forepart, close to the projectile, and not at the rear of the charge. Forward- fire cartridge : A cartridge in which the fulminate is at or in the base of the ball, forward of the powder. It is exploded by a stem, or else by a needle which penetrates the whole extent of the powder, and strikes the fulminate in the base of the bullet. [NEEDLE-GUN.] *forward-looking, adj . Looking or directed toward the future; foreseeing. ( Wm.Words worth : Michael .)