forcouth
Middle English
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editFrom Old English forcūþ, from Proto-Germanic *frakunþaz, the past participle of *frakunnaną, equivalent to for- + couth. Cognate with Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃 (frakunþs, “despised”). Compare also Old English fracoþ (“vile”), which may have also sprung from the same original source.
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