"introduction to a literary work," 1842, from fore- + word (n.); perhaps a loan-translation of German Vorwort "preface," modeled on Latin praefatio "preface."
foretell
forethought
foretime
forever
forewarn
foreword
forfeit
forfeiture
forfend
forgat
forgave
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