† forˈshut, v. Obs.
[OE. forscyttan, f. for- prefix1 + scyttan to shut.]
trans. To shut off or out; hence, to preclude, prohibit.
| c 1000 ælfric Hom. I. 540 Hi heofodon folces synna, and heora wrace on him sylfum forscytton. c 1150 Departing Soul's Addr. Body 13 Nu is thin muth forscutted. c 1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode i. xlv. (1869) 27 It forshetteth yow from passinge ouer. 1530 Palsgr. 109 Forclorre, to schutte out or forschut. |