forelead

English

Alternative forms

• forlead

Etymology

From Middle English forleden, from Old English fōrelǣdan (“to lead forth”), equivalent to fore- +‎ lead.

Verb

forelead (third-person singular simple present foreleads, present participle foreleading, simple past and past participle foreled)

1. (transitive) To lead forth; lead forward; lead before.
   • 1902, Thomas Edgar Pemberton, Ellen Terry and her sisters:

     " [...] But you twin sister of the morning sun, Forelead the Sun!"

   • 2003, Gary B. Nash, The American people: creating a nation and a society:

     This interactive and informative site follows Spanish exploration by way of a map showing the trails (now highways) where the conquistadores foreled.

Anagrams

• foredeal, freeload, fœderal, loafered