† forcenessn.
Obsolete.
Force, strength, violence.
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strong handOE
strengthOE
strenghc1300
violencec1300
mightc1325
stuntisea1327
forcea1340
enforcing138.
forcinga1382
forcenessc1400
violation?c1500
efforce1549
enforcement1577
Stafford law1589
vexation1605
club-law1612
aspertee1660
physical force1716
strong arm1836
savaging1858
muscle1879
strong-arming1906
c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 646 Þat alle his forsnes he fong at þe fyue joyeȝ [of the Virgin Mary].
1519 W. Horman Vulgaria xxxi. f. 268 We may dispoynt and alaye the forcenes of our ennemies by ofte remouynge of the hoste.
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