forthbring

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English forthbringen, from Old English forþbringan (“to bring forth, produce, bring to pass, accomplish, bring forward, adduce, quote”), from Proto-West Germanic *forþbringan (“to bring forth”); equivalent to forth- +‎ bring. Cognate with Dutch voortbrengen (“to produce, generate, create”), German fortbringen (“to carry forth, carry away”).

Verb

forthbring (third-person singular simple present forthbrings, present participle forthbringing, simple past and past participle forthbrought)

  1. (obsolete) To bring forth; bring out; produce.

Anagrams

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