forborne

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
forborne/fɔːˈbɔːn/
past participle of forbear1.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
forbear1 /fɔːˈbɛː/
verb (past forbore; past part. forborne) refrain from doing something.
– origin OE forberan (see for-, bear1).



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
forbear2 /ˈfɔːbɛː/
noun variant spelling of forebear.
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