verb
Meaning 1
To mislead; seduce.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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Standard Lemma guide
forlead
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verb
Meaning 2
Alternative form of forelead (“lead forward, lead before”)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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History
Etymology
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.
From for- (“fore-”) + lead.