† forˈthinking, vbl. n. Obs.
The action of the vb. forthink; also, repentance.
| a 1225 Ancr. R. 110 Þet of-þunchung [v.r. forðinchinge] þet he hefde wiðinnen him. 1340 Ayenb. 20 Þet þou nere naȝt digneliche y-diȝt be ssrifþe and by vorþenchinge. a 1400 Relig. Pieces fr. Thornton MS. (1867) 8 Sothefaste for⁓thynkynge þat we hafe of oure syne. 1555 W. Watreman Fardle Facions ii. xii. 289 Let him sorowe, not with a lighte forthinckinge. 1587 Golding De Mornay xvii. 269 The..Cerimonies of al Nations, doe witnesse vnto vs a certeyne forethinking and remorce of sinne against God. |