forewarn
English
verb
Definitions
- To warn in advance.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *forewarnen inherited from Old English forewarnian (take warning beforehand, forewarn) inherited from Proto-Germanic *furawarnōną (forewarn) pre from English warn (refuse, deny, forbid).
Origin
English
warn
Gloss
refuse, deny, forbid
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- awarn English
- diswarn English
- forewarned English
- forewarner English
- forewarning English
- forewarningly English
- forwarn English
- prewarn English
- unforewarned English
- warn English
- warnable English
- warner English
- warnest English
- warneth English
- *furawarnōną Proto-Germanic
- förvarna Swedish
- varna Swedish
- forewarnian Old English
- warnian Old English
- *forewarnen Middle English
- forwarned Middle English
- forwarner Middle English
- warnen Middle English
- forvarna Old Swedish