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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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For(e)schaw, -schew, v. [e.m.E. foreshow (1561).] tr. To show beforehand. —a1400 Leg. S. ix. 133.
Fore scheuand he wes, as Adame … Had oure-cumyne, rycht sa suld he a1578 Pitsc. II. 36/25.
Porpossing to tak thair seassingis … as I haue forschawin ȝow 1590 Burel Pilgr. i. xiii.
I … forschew thair
