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FOREWARN
Definition of FOREWARN
verb
To warn in advance.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Early 14th century, from Middle English *forewarnen (suggested by Middle English forewarned, forewarning, forewarner, etc.), from Old English forewarnian (“to take warning beforehand; forewarn”), from Proto-Germanic *furawarnōną (“to forewarn”), equivalent to fore- + warn. Cognate with German vorwarnen (“to forewarn”), Swedish förvarna (“to forewarn”).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
3.4%
of traced words share this origin (970)
branch · 22.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FOREWARN · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FOREWARN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 139, 6 October 2026.
Built from these letters
FOREWARN starts with F and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AEFNORRW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Words that start FOREWA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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