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† foˈrrot, v. Obs.
[OE. forrotian, f. for- prefix1 + rotian to rot; = MLG. vorroten (Ger. verrotten).]
intr. To rot away, putrefy.
a900Kentish Gloss. in Wr.-Wülcker 64 Et..putrescet, and forrotað. c1175Lamb. Hom. 111 Þine welan forrotiað biforan þine eȝan. a1225Ancr. R. 138 Wiðuten salt fleshs..forroteð sone. a1300Seven Sins iv. in E.E.P. (1862) 17 Þou salt..for-roti to axin and erþe.
fig.1340Ayenb. 205 Chastete..þet uorrotede ine þe watere of uoule lostes.
Hence foˈrrotted ppl. a., putrefied, rotten.
c897K. ælfred Gregory's Past. xvii. (1871) 124 Ðæt sio reðnes ðæs wines ða forrotedan wunde..clænsiᵹe. 1340Ayenb. 148 Þe leme uorroted ssolde ssende þe hole. |