forswing
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English forswingen, equivalent to for- + swing (“to swing, beat”).
Verb
[edit]forswing (third-person singular simple present forswings, present participle forswinging, simple past forswang or forswung, past participle forswungen or forswung)
- (transitive, obsolete) To beat; whip.