forbar
English
verb
Definitions
- (obsolete) To bar in; to shut up.
- (obsolete) To bar, fend off, ward off.
- (obsolete) To exclude, deny.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English forbarren (bar, block, bar up) prefix from English bar (drinking establishment).
Origin
English
bar
Gloss
drinking establishment
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- appbar English
- armbar English
- bar English
- bar-goer English
- barback English
- barboy English
- barcoder English
- barfight English
- barfish English
- barfly English
- barful English
- bargirl English
- bargoer English
- barhop English
- barhopper English
- baric English
- barkeep English
- barkeeper English
- barkeeping English
- barlady English
- barless English
- barlike English
- barline English
- barmaid English
- barman English
- barnight English
- barperson English
- barplot English
- barpost English
- barrable English
- barrer English
- barreth English
- barroom English
- barside English
- barspin English
- bartack English
- bartender English
- bartop English
- barwalking English
- barware English
- barway English
- barwise English
- barwoman English
- barwood English
- bebar English
- brushbar English
- busbar English
- centibar English
- copperbar English
- crossbar English
- crowbar English
- curl bar English
- decibar English
- disbar English
- dragbar English
- drawbar English
- eyebar English
- firebar English
- flashbar English
- footbar English
- granola bar English
- handlebar English
- hotbar English
- imbar English
- kilobar English
- kneebar English
- lifebar English
- lightbar English
- megabar English
- microbar English
- millibar English
- minibar English
- multibar English
- nanobar English
- nonbar English
- nutbar English
- outbar English
- overbar English
- picobar English
- pinchbar English
- prybar English
- rollbar English
- sandbar English
- sidebar English
- snackbar English
- solebar English
- soundbar English
- strip bar English
- swinglebar English
- taskbar English
- tiebar English
- tollbar English
- tonebar English
- toolbar English
- topbar English
- trackbar English
- tribar English
- typebar English
- unbar English
- underbar English
- upbar English
- waterbar English
- Bar German
- bar Italian
- barista Italian
- bar Dutch, Flemish
- bar French
- barre French
- barrer French
- бар Russian
- bar Spanish, Castilian
- βάρος Ancient Greek
- bar Portuguese
- bar Swedish
- バー Japanese
- bar Polish
- bar Norwegian Nynorsk
- barre Middle English
- barren Middle English
- forbarren Middle English
- bar Irish
- beár Irish
- bar Czech
- barre Old French
- bar Serbo-Croatian
- бар Serbo-Croatian
- bar Icelandic
- bar Galician
- บาร์ Thai
- бар Bulgarian
- ဘား Burmese
- 巴 Chinese
- ibha Zulu
- បារ Central Khmer
- baras Lithuanian
- ibhari Xhosa
- ba Malagasy
- بار Gulf Arabic
- bar
- bebar
- imbar
- baric
- upbar
- unbar
- prybar
- disbar
- outbar
- barfly
- barrer
- armbar
- topbar
- eyebar
- barway
- barhop
- barboy
- appbar
- tiebar
- hotbar
- bartop
- barman
- tribar
- barful
- nutbar
- busbar
- nonbar
- sandbar
- nanobar
- barreth
- barplot
- barback
- overbar
- barless
- kilobar
- kneebar
- barline
- sidebar
- barlike
- tonebar
- footbar
- rollbar
- typebar
- minibar
- tollbar
- toolbar
- bartack
- solebar
- bargirl
- barspin
- barlady
- bargoer
- barpost
- barwise
- firebar
- decibar
- lifebar
- drawbar
- picobar
- dragbar
- barside
- barroom
- barmaid
- crowbar
- megabar
- barfish
- barkeep
- barware
- barwood
- taskbar
- trackbar
- waterbar
- snackbar
- multibar
- centibar
- barwoman
- barrable
- crossbar
- barnight
- barfight
- pinchbar
- underbar
- millibar
- microbar
- flashbar
- barcoder
- bar-goer
- curl bar
- brushbar
- lightbar
- soundbar
- barperson
- strip bar
- barkeeper
- barhopper
- bartender
- copperbar
- handlebar
- barwalking
- barkeeping
- swinglebar
- granola bar