English
foreslow
Foreslow comes from Middle English forslowen.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forslowen
- Englishearliest quotation 1579foreslow
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forslowen
- Englishearliest quotation 1579foreslow
Earliest quotation: 1579, Immeritô pseudonym; Edmund Spenser, Iune. Ægloga Sexta.: “Then rise, ye blessed flocks! and home apace, Lest…”
The story
Alteration of earlier forslow (spelling presumably influenced by fore-), from Middle English forslowen.
Every English word from Middle English forslowen
Today it means
verb To be slow or tardy; to slow down.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English forslowen / foreslow