fornoiier

Old French

Etymology

for- +‎ noiier. Forms beginning with fors- reflect the use of Latin forīs (in this case, in Latin forīsnegāre) to render the Frankish prefix fur-. See French for-, nier for more.

Verb

fornoiier

1. to deny

Alternative forms

• fornoier, fornier, forsnoier, forsnier

References

• Dictionnaire Étymologique de l'Ancien Français: "fornoiier"
• Alan Hindley, Frederick W. Langley, Brian J. Levy (2006) Old French-English Dictionary (in Old French), page 327