verb
fordo
Fordo (verb) means to kill, destroy.
verb
1
To kill, destroy.
2
To annul, abolish, cancel.
3
To do away with, undo; to ruin.
4
To overcome with fatigue; to exhaust.
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Etymology
From Middle English fordon, from Old English fordōn (“to undo, bring to naught, ruin, destroy, abolish, kill, corrupt, seduce, defile”), from Proto-West Germanic *fradōn (“to ruin, destroy”), equivalent to for- + do. Cognate with Saterland Frisian ferdwo (“to waste, consume”), West Frisian ferdwaan (“to waste”), Dutch verdoen (“to kill, waste”), German Low German verdoon (“to waste, consume”), German vertun (“to waste, spend, consume”).
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What is the meaning of fordo?
"fordo" (verb) means to kill, destroy.
What are the different meanings of fordo?
"fordo" has 3 main meanings: 1. To kill, destroy; 2. To annul, abolish, cancel; 3. To do away with, undo; to ruin.