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forseek¹

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From Middle English *forseken (attested in forsoȝt), from Old English forsēcan, forsēċan (“to afflict, attack”). By surface analysis, for- + seek. Compare West Frisian fersykje (“to request, petition”), Dutch verzoeken (“to request, ask, petition”), German versuchen (“to attempt, try”).

verb forseeks · forseeking · forsought

  1. transitive To seek thoroughly (for); seek out. Always forseek alternative ways to do pretty much anything.

forseek²

verb

  1. misspelling Misspelling of forsake The Rani also espoused their cause and marched from Garha to join them. When the astute sultan heard of this, he sent persons to the Rani with a view to inducing her to forseek her design, and thus averted a clash.

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@misc{forseek_2026,
  title = {forseek},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forseek},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}