# forfend

> English word · Verb · IPA /fɔːˈfɛnd/

## Definitions
1. To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.

## Etymology
From Middle English forfenden (“to ward off, protect, prohibit”), equivalent to for- + fend.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/forfend