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forgægan

Pronunciation: /forˈɡæː.jɑn/

“forgægan” is an Old English word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to divert from, prevaricate
  2. to transgress

Etymology

From for- + *gǣġan, from Proto-West Germanic *gaigijan.

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