† forˈcast, v. Obs.
[f. for- prefix1 + cast; = Da. forkaste, Sw. förkasta.]
trans. To cast away, reject; to fling away, do away with.
| a 1225 Ancr. R. 278 Edmodnesse is forkesting of wurð⁓schipe. a 1300 Cursor M. 24550 (Cott.) Þat hope for-kest mi care. a 1300 E.E. Psalter xxi[i]. 10 Of maghe for-kast I am in þe. 1340 Ayenb. 186 Þe wolues draȝeþ uorþ þe children þet byeþ uorkest. 1393 Gower Conf. II. 167 Where she lay A child for-cast. |