forfete

Middle English

Etymology

See forfeit.

Verb

forfete

  1. To incur a penalty; to transgress.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

References
  • forfete in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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