forget-me-not 
3. In Scotland and some parts of England, 
Veronica Chamtedrys. See Veronica.- Creeping 
forget-me-not, OmpJaloda rerun, a pretty ipeclei of 
southern Kunipe, with creeping branches. 
forge-train (forj'tran), n. In iron-puddling, the 
series of two pairs of rolls by means of which 
the slab or bloom is converted into bars. The 
ttrst pair through which the bloom is passed is called the 
rouuhing-rolls ; the other pair, the finishiivj-ruUs. The 
forge-train is also called the puddling-rolls. See puddle, 
forgettable, forgettableness. See forgetable, 
forgetableness. 
fbrgette (for-zhef), . In glove-making, same 
as finircnette, 2. 
forgetter (f6r-get'er), n. One who forgets ; a 
heedless person. 
forgettingly (f6r-get'ing-li), adr. By forget- 
ting or forgetf ulness. 
I fear I have/oriwJfmrrfj/ transgrest 
Against the dignity of the court. 
B. Jonson, Volpone, iv. 2. 
forge-water (forj'wa'ter), . Water in which 
a blacksmith has dipped his hot irons, used as 
a popular remedy, as a lotion, for aphthre, etc., 
and also drunk as a chalybeate, 
forght, . An obsolete variant of furrow. 
forgie (fgr-ge'), v. t. A Scotch form of forgive. 
The Lord forgi'e me for lying ! 
Burn*, Last May a Braw Wooer. 
forgiftt, . [ME., also forgyft, < forgiven, for- 
give: see forgive. Cf. gift.] Forgiveness. 
I wol not have no forgyft for nothinge. 
Chaucer, Good Women, 1. 1861. 
forgiltt, v. [ME. forgilten, forgylten, forgulten, 
< AS. Jorgyltan, forfeit by guilt, make guilty, < 
for- + gyltan, be guilty : see guilt, v.] I. trans. 
1. To make guilty. 
All follc woss forrgillt, 
Thurrh thatt thatt Adam wass forrgilltedd. 
Ormulum, Int., 1. 25. 
2. To forfeit by guilt. 
Thou laddest ous to parays [paradise], 
We hit forgulten ase vnwys. 
Altenglische Dichlungen (ed. Boddeker), p. 280. 
TT, intrans. To be guilty. 
forging (for'jing), n. [< ME. forging; verbal 
n. of forge 1 , .] A piece of forged work in 
metal : a general name for pieces of hammered 
iron or steel. 
There are very few yards in the world at which such 
forgings could be turned out. Times (London). 
forging-hammer (f6r'jing-ham < 'er), . A gold- 
beaters' heavy hammer, the first of the four 
hammers used. 
forging-machine (for'jing-ma-shen*'), n. A ma- 
chine in which heated bars of metal are forged. 
forging-press (for'jing-pres), n. A form of 
hydraulic press for forging iron. The forging is 
laid on an anvil, which is raised against a hammer or stop 
adjusted to give it its required shape and thickness. 
forgivable (fQr-giv'a-bl), a. [<forgive + -able.] 
That may be forgiven ; pardonable. 
An irremissible sin, an inexcusable sin ; yet to him that 
will truly repent, it is forgivable. 
Latimer, 2d Sermon bef. Edw. VI., 1550. 
yiach is forgivable to the intense lover or the submissive 
disciple. Contemporary Rev., L. 406. 
forgive (fr-giv'), ('; pret. forgave, pp. for- 
given, ppr. forgiving. [< TE. forgiven, forgif en, 
forgiven, foryiven, forgeven, etc., < AS.forgifan 
(pret. forgeaf, pl.forgedfon, pp. forgifen), give, 
give up, forgive, remit (a thing, ace. , unto a per- 
son, dat.) (= OS. fargebhan = D. vergeven = 
MLG. vergeven, LGr. vergeben, vergewen = OHG. 
firgeban, MHG. vergeben, Or. vergeben = Icel. 
fyrirgefa = ODan. forgive (of. Dan. tilgive) = 
Sw. forgifva, forgive, = Goth, fragiban, give, 
grant), < for-, away, + gifan, give.] I. trans. 
It. To give up ; resign. 
So kenli the king & the knijtes alle 
Bi-sou3t William for the quen sothli so gerne, 
That he godli al his gref (grievance] for-qaf at the lost. 
William of Palerne (E. E. T. 8.), 1. 4418. 
To them that list the world's gay shows I leave, 
And to great ones such folly do forgive. Spenser. 
It shall if you will ; I forgive my right. 
B. Jonson, Cynthia's Revels, v. 2. 
2f. To give; grant. 
Ac ther was no boye so bolde Godes body to louche, 
For he was knyght and kynges sone kynde for-jaf that 
tyme 
That no boye hadde hardinesse hym to louche in deyinge. 
Piers Plowman (C), xxi. 79. 
3. To grant free pardon for or remission of, 
as a wrongful act or an obligation ; give up all 
claims for or on account of : sometimes with the 
thing forgiven as direct objective (accusative), 
preceded by the person as indirect objective 
(dative): as, to forgive an in jury; to forgive a, 
person his debts. 
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It may appear by my accounts I have not charged y 
hussines with any intrant, but doe forgive it unto ><- part- 
ners, above :><Nr'. 
Aiutrewes, quoted in Bradford's Plymouth Plantation, 
[p. 405. 
Tim fornof . . . of mi siniie the wickednesse. 
Ps. xxxi. 5 (ME. version). 
If ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your 
Father forgive your trespasses. Mat. vi. 15. 
In fact, the only sin which we never forgive in each other 
is difference of opinion. Emerson, Clubs. 
4. To grant free pardon to ; cease to blame or 
feel resentment against; restore to good will. 
LOT. I do beseech your grace, for charity, 
If ever any malice in your heart 
Were hid against me, now to forgive me frankly. 
Buck. Sir Thomas Lovell, I as free forgive you 
As I would be forgiven : I forgive all. 
Shale., Hen. VIII., 11. 1. 
To forgive our enemies, yet hope that God will punish 
them, is not to forgive enough. 
Sir T. Broivne, Christ. Mor., i. 15. 
Is it Charity to cloath them with curses in his Prayer, 
whom he hath/oi^iVn In his Discours? 
Milton, Eikonoklastes, xxi. 
= Syn. 3. To pass over, overlook. 4. Pardon, Forgivf 
(see pardon) ; to excuse, let off. 
II. intrans. To exercise forgiveness; be le- 
nient or forgiving. 
To err is human, to forgive divine. 
Pope, Essay on Criticism, 1. 625. 
Ife thought I could not properly forgive 
Unless I ceased forgetting which is true. 
Browning, Ring and Book, II. 26. 
forgiveness (fQr-giv'nes), n. [< ME. forgire- 
nesse, for gifenesse, forgifnes, forgefenesse, etc., 
< AS. forgifnes, forgifenes, forgifennes, < for- 
gifen, forgiven, pp. of forgifan, forgive, + -nes, 
-ness. Thus forgiveness is a contr. of *forgiren- 
ness, and means lit. the state of being forgiven ; 
and from this, in the active use, the act of for- 
giving. D. vergiffenis is an imitation of the E. 
word.] 1. The act of forgiving; the act of 
granting pardon, as for a wrong, offense, or sin ; 
remission of an obligation, debt, or penalty; 
pardon. 
To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses. 
Dan. ix. 9 
In whom we have redemption through his blood, even 
the forgiveness of sins. Col. i. 14. 
Not soon provok'd, however stung and teas'd, 
And if perhaps made angry, soon appeas'd; 
She rather waives than will dispute her right, 
And injured makes forgiveness her delight. 
Cmoper, Charity, 1. 431. 
2. Disposition or willingness to forgive or par- 
don. 
And mild forgiveness intercede 
To stop the coming blow. 
Dryden. 
forgiyer (fQr-giv'er), n. One who forgives or 
remits. 
And indeed, what a shamefull reproach is this to the in- 
finite mercy of the forgiver > What a wrong to his jus- 
tice ? Bp. Hall, No Peace with Rome, 10. 
forgiving (ffir-giv'ing), p. a. Disposed to 
forgive; inclined to overlook offenses; mild; 
merciful ; compassionate : as, a forgiving tem- 
per. 
Placable and forgiving, he was nevertheless cold and 
unsympathizing. ' Macaulay, Sir W. Temple. 
forgivingly (fr-giv'ing-li), adv. In a forgiving 
manner. 
" It was only two years old, after all," said Jared, for- 
givingly. E. S. Phelps, Sealed Orders, p. 250. 
forgivingness (fQr-giv'ing-nes), . Aforgiving 
disposition or act. 
Tenacity of purpose is more a special virtue of Bis- 
marck than forgivingness. Lowe, Bismarck, II. 426. 
forgo 1 (fQr-go'), v. t. ; pret. forwent, pp. forgone, 
Epr. forgoing. [Also written, more often but 
sss prop., forego; < ME. forgoon, forgon, f or- 
gan, < AS. forgan, pass over, neglect, abstain 
from (= D. vergaan, intr., pass away, perish, = 
OHG. firgan, fergan, MHG. vergan, vergen, G. 
vergeheu = Dan. forgaa = Sw. forga, intr. pass 
away, refl. forgo), < for- + gan, go: see for-* 
and go.] 1. To go or pass by without claiming; 
forbear to possess, use, or do ; voluntarily avoid 
or give up ; renounce ; resign. 
His fader the kyng lored tho childre so, 
That he wild for no thyng the sight of hem forgo. 
Rob. of Brunne, tr. of Langtoft's Chron. (ed. Hearne), 
[p. 168. 
Now halt thou, false theef, thy song forgon. 
Chaucer, Manciple's Tale, 1. 191. 
She . . . forewent the consideration of pleasingher eyes 
in order to procure herself much more solid satisfaction. 
Fielding. 
Hold her a wealthy bride within thine arms, 
Or all but hold, and then cast her aside, 
Foregoing all her sweetness, like a weed. 
Tennyson, Holy Grail. 
forisfamiliate 
In putts of balm the night-air blows 
The perfume which the day forgoes. 
M. Arnold, Bacchanalia. 
2. To quit ; leave. 
I wish I might this wcarie liSeforyoe, 
And shortly turne unto my happie rest. 
Spenser, Visions of Petrarch, vii. 
8ty at the third cup, or forego the place. G. Herbert. 
= Syn. 1. To yield, relinquish, let go. 
forg0 2 ti '' A Middle English form of forego 1 . 
forgoer (fQr-go'er), . One who forgoes. Also 
foregoer. 
forgone (for-g6n'). Past participle of forgo 1 . 
forgot (fpr-gof). Preterit of forget. 
forgotten, forgot (fcjr-got'u, f0r-got'). Past 
participle of forget. 
forgrowt, v. i. [ME. forgrowen, forgrowe, < AS. 
forgrdwen, < for- + growen, grown, pp. of grow- 
an, grow.] To be grown over ; grow in excess 
or unduly. 
A path . . . forgrowen was with grasse and weede. 
Flower and Leaf, \. 45. 
forgrownt, P- a. Overgrown. Davies. 
To be quiet from the inward, violent, injurious oppres- 
sors, the fat and foregrown rams within our own fold, is a 
special blessing. Bp. Andrews, Sermons, V. 137. 
forhalet, v. t. [A pseudo-archaic form, spelled 
forhaile in Spenser ; < /or-1 + halel. Cf. Dan. 
forhale = Sw. forhala, protract, prolong, re- 
tard.] To overhaul ; overtake. 
All this long tale 
Nought eoseth the care that doth me forhaile. 
Spenser, Shep. Cal., September. 
for-helet, > t. [< ME. fornelen, < AS. forhelan 
(= OS. farhelan = OHG. farhelan, MHG. ver- 
helen, G. rerhehlen), hide, < for- + helan, hide : 
see /or- 1 and heal'*.] To conceal; hide. 
3if I any thinge haue mys-wrongt 
Seieth me now/or-A( je-noujt. 
King Horn (E. E. T. S.), p. 80. 
forhentt, '' * [Prob. formed by Spenser; spelled 
improp. forehend, forehent, forhend; </or-l + 
Kent, q. v.] To overtake. 
Doubleth her haste for feare to bee/or-Aunf. 
Spenser, F. Q., III. iv. 49. 
forhewt, v. t, [ME. forhewen, < AS. forliedwan, 
cut down, slay (= OS. forhawan = OHG. far- 
hawan,farhoitwen, MHG. verhouen, G. verhatien), 
< for- + heawan, cut, hew : see /or-i and taffl.] 
To cut down ; cut to pieces ; slay. 
His face forehewed with wounds. 
Sackville, Ind. to Mir. for Mags. 
forhow, forhooy (fQr-hou', -hB'i), v. t. [< ME. 
forhowien, forhohieii, forhogien, < AS. forho- 
gian, forhycgan, despise, neglect (= OS. far- 
huggjan = OHG. farlmggan), < for- + hogian, 
n, have in mind, care, be anxious.] To 
forsake ; abandon : as, a bird forltows its nest. 
[Old Eng. and Scotch.] 
The hawk and the hern attour them hung, 
And the merl and the mavis forhooyed their young. 
Hogg, Queen's Wake, Bonny Kilmeny. 
for-hungredt, [ME. (= D. verliongerd = G. 
verhungert = Dan. forhungret = Sw.forh ungraf) ; 
< for- 1 + hungered.] Extremely hungry. 
Thei made hem than merye with mete that thei hadde, 
& eten at here ese, for thei v/erefor-hungred. 
William of Palerne (E. E. T. S.), 1. 2515. 
forinsecalt, a. [< L. forinsecus (cf. Sp. forin- 
seco), from without, on the outside, ML. foreign, 
< foris, outside, out of doors, + secug, as in ex- 
tfinsecus: see extrinsic, intrinsic.] Foreign; 
alien. Burnet. 
forirkt, . [ME. *forir1c#n, forhirken ; < for-l + 
irk, v.] I. trans. To irk; weary. 
Of manna he ben forhirked to eten. 
Genesis and Exodus (E. E. T. S.), 1. 3668. 
II. intrans. To become weary. 
For loe his wife foreirkimj of his raigne 
Sleeping in bed this cruel wretch hath slaine. 
Mir. for Mags., p. 442. 
forisfamiliate (fo'ris-fa-miri-at), v. ; pret. 
and pp.forisfdmiliated, ppr.forisfamiliating. [< 
ML. forisfamiliatus, pp. offorisfamiliare, eman- 
cipate, < foris, outside, + familia, family : see 
family.] I. trans. To put out of the family; 
in law, to emancipate or free from parental au- 
thority : used of putting a son in possession of 
property in his father's lifetime, as his share 
of the inheritance, either at his own request 
or with his consent, and thus discharging him 
from the family. 
A son was said to be foris-familiated if his father as- 
signed him part of his land, and gave him seisin thereof, 
and did this at the request or with the free consent of the 
son himself, who expressed himself satisfied with such 
portion. W. E. llearn, Aryan Household, p. 132. 
