English

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Etymology

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From for- +‎ may. Compare amay, dismay.

Verb

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formay (third-person singular simple present formays, present participle formaying, simple past and past participle formayed)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To dismay.
    • 1470, Harding, Chron.:
      He went into Burgoyne all formayed.