Definition of FORLEAD

forlead

Meanings

Verb

  • To mislead; seduce.
  • Alternative form of forelead (“lead forward, lead before”)

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English forleden, from Old English forlǣdan (“to mislead, seduce; lead off and away”), from Proto-West Germanic *fralaidijan, equivalent to for- + lead. Cognate with Dutch verleiden (“to seduce, tempt, entice”), German verleiten (“entice, mislead”), Old Saxon farlēdian.

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