- forspendan
- wv/t1b to spend, give out, squander, consume
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forspendan
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Forspent — For*spent , a. [AS. forspendan to consume; pref. for + spendan to spend.] Wasted in strength; tired; exhausted. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] A gentleman almost forspent with speed. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forspent — /fawr spent /, adj. Archaic. worn out; exhausted. Also, forespent. [ptp. of ME forspenden, OE forspendan. See FOR , SPEND] * * * … Universalium
spend — /spend/, v., spent, spending. v.t. 1. to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one s money. 2. to employ (labor, thought, words, time, etc.), as on some object or in some… … Universalium
spenden — Vsw std. (9. Jh., firspenton 8. Jh.), mhd. spenden, ahd. spentōn, as. in spendunga, mndd. spenden, mndl. spenden Entlehnung. Wie ae. āspendan, forspendan entlehnt aus ml. spendere aus l. expendere abwägen, ausgeben (Speise, Spesen), zu l. pendere … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
spend — to pay out or away (money or wealth), O.E. spendan (in forspendan use up ), from L. expendere to weigh out money, pay down (see EXPEND (Cf. expend)). A general Gmc. borrowing (Cf. O.H.G. spendon, Ger., M.Du. spenden, O.N. spenna). In ref. to… … Etymology dictionary
forspent — for•spent [[t]fɔrˈspɛnt[/t]] adj. archaic worn out; exhausted • Etymology: ptp. of ME forspenden, OE forspendan. See for , spend … From formal English to slang
spend — [[t]spɛnd[/t]] v. spent, spend•ing 1) to pay out or otherwise dispose of (money, resources, etc.) 2) to expend (time, labor, thought, etc.) on some enterprise 3) to pass (time) in a particular manner, place, etc.: to spend a few days in… … From formal English to slang
forspent — [fôr spent′] adj. [pp. of obs. forspend < OE forspendan, to use up: see FOR & SPEND] Archaic exhausted with toil; fatigued … English World dictionary
forspent — fə(r)ˈspent adjective Etymology: for + spent archaic : worn out : exhausted forspent with speed Shakespeare * * * /fawr spent /, adj. Archaic. worn out; … Useful english dictionary
spend´er — spend «spehnd», verb, spent, spend|ing. –v.t. 1. to pay out: »She spent ten dollars shopping for food today. 2. to use (labor, material, thought, or some other re … Useful english dictionary
