forewarn

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forewarn

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Early 14th century, from Middle English *forewarnen (suggested by Middle English forewarned, forewarning, forewarner, etc.), from Old English forewarnian (“to take warning beforehand; forewarn”), from Proto-Germanic *furawarnōną (“to forewarn”), equivalent to fore- + warn. Cognate with German vorwarnen (“to forewarn”), Swedish förvarna (“to forewarn”).

verb forewarns · forewarning · forewarned

To warn in advance. And ſure, although it was invented to eaſe his mynde of griefe, there be a number of caveats therein to forewarne other young gentlemen to foreſtand with good government their folowing yl fortunes; […]

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verb to warn in advance

Português	pré-avisar, acautelar
Français	précautionner
Deutsch	vorwarnen
Italiano	premonire

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@misc{forewarn_2026,
  title = {forewarn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forewarn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}