forcleave

English

Etymology

From Middle English forcleven (“to cut to pieces”), from for- (perfective prefix) + cleven (“to cleave, cut”).

Verb

forcleave (third-person singular simple present forcleaves, present participle forcleaving, simple past forclove, past participle forcloven)

  1. (obsolete) to cut to pieces, hack, chop up.
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