English

forhare

From for- + hare (“to harry”).

Formed from for- + hare ‘to harry’

Proto-Indo-European *pro- ‘before, in front of’

Proto-Germanic *fra- ‘off, away’

Proto-West Germanic *fra- ‘forms verbs with the sense of "away from" or…’

English for-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂s-én-

Proto-Germanic *hesô

Proto-West Germanic *hasō ~ *haʀ-

Old English hara

Middle English hare ‘a hare or its meat’

English hare

Today it means

verb To affright or harry exceedingly; scare up.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.