forthink

verb

for·​think

fərˈthiŋk

forthought

-ˈthȯt

; forthought; forthinking; forthinks

transitive verb

now chiefly Scottish : to change the mind of (oneself)

often : regret

intransitive verb

now chiefly Scottish : to have a change of mind or a feeling of regret

Word History

Etymology

Middle English forthinken, forthenken to regret, repent, displease, be displeased; partly from for- + thinken to seem; partly from Old English forthencan to mistrust, despise, despair, from for- + thencan to think

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