forthbring

English

Etymology

From Middle English forthbringen, from Old English forþbringan (to bring forth, produce, bring to pass, accomplish, bring forward, adduce, quote), from Proto-Germanic *furþa- (forward, forth) + *bringaną (to bring), equivalent to forth- + bring. Cognate with Dutch voortbrengen (to produce, generate, create), German fortbringen (to carry forth, carry away).

Verb

forthbring (third-person singular simple present forthbrings, present participle forthbringing, simple past and past participle forthbrought)

  1. (obsolete) To bring forth; bring out; produce.

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