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forlead¹

Where it comes from

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.

verb forleads · forleading · forled

  1. obsolete, transitive To mislead; seduce.

forlead²

Where it comes from

From for- (“fore-”) + lead.

verb forleads · forleading · forled

  1. alternative Alternative form of forelead (“lead forward, lead before”)

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@misc{forlead_2026,
  title = {forlead},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forlead},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}