forshut
English
editAlternative forms
edit- forschut (obsolete)
Etymology
editFrom Middle English forschutten, from Old English forscyttan (“to shut up, shut out, exclude, prevent, obviate”), equivalent to for- shut.
Verb
editforshut (third-person singular simple present forshuts, present participle forshutting, simple past and past participle forshut)
- (transitive) To shut off or out; preclude; prohibit.