† forˈgnide, v. Obs.
Pa. tense forgnode.
[OE. forgn{iacu}dan, f. for- prefix1 + gn{iacu}dan to crush.]
trans. To break, break to pieces; to destroy.
| a 1000 Lamb. Ps. civ. [cv.] 16 He forgnad..treow ᵹemǽru heora. a 1300 E.E. Psalter ibid., He..alle festnes of bred forgnode. Ibid. cvi[i]. 16 He forgnod yhates brased ware. |