forge
- forge
- Forge ‘make’ [13] and forge ahead [17] are
two quite distinct and unrelated words in
English. The former’s now common connotation
of ‘faking’ is in fact a purely English
development (dating from the late 14th century)
in a word whose relatives in other languages
(such as French forger) mean simply ‘make –
especially by working heated metal’. It comes
via Old French forger from Latin fabricāre
‘make’ (source also of English fabricate, which
has similarly dubious connotations). The related
noun forge goes back to Latin fabrica (whence
also English fabric), amongst whose specialized
senses was ‘blacksmith’s workshop’.
Forge ‘move powerfully’, as in forge ahead,
may be an alteration of force.
=> FABRIC
The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins.
2013.
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forge — forge … Dictionnaire des rimes
forgé — forgé … Dictionnaire des rimes
forge — [ fɔrʒ ] n. f. • XIIe aussi faverge; provenç. faurga, du lat. fabrica « atelier » 1 ♦ Cour. Atelier où l on travaille les métaux au feu et au marteau. Artisans, ouvriers d une forge. ⇒ forgeron. Forge d orfèvre, de serrurier. Forge de maréchal… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Forge — (f[=o]rj), n. [F. forge, fr. L. fabrica the workshop of an artisan who works in hard materials, fr. faber artisan, smith, as adj., skillful, ingenious; cf. Gr. ? soft, tender. Cf. {Fabric}.] 1. A place or establishment where iron or other metals… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forge — [fɔːdʒ ǁ fɔːrdʒ] verb [transitive] 1. LAW to produce a document or money that is not Genuine (= real), or to sign something with a false name: • They had forged some company documents and set up phoney ( … Financial and business terms
forge — FORGE. s. f. Lieu où l on fond le fer, quand il est tiré de la mine, & où on le met en barre. Forge de fer. faire aller une forge. entretenir une forge. le fourneau d une forge. les soufflets d une forge. les forges sont d une grande despense.… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Forge — ist der Name folgender Personen: Andrew Forge (1923–2002), englischer Künstler Jean Forge, Pseudonym von Jan Fethke (1903–1980), deutsch polnischer Filmregisseur Forge bezeichnet folgende Orte: La Forge, Gemeinde im französischen Département… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Forge — Forge, v. i. [See {Forge}, v. t., and for sense 2, cf. {Forge} compel.] 1. To commit forgery. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) To move heavily and slowly, as a ship after the sails are furled; to work one s way, as one ship in outsailing another; used… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forgé — forgé, ée (for jé, jée) part. passé de forger. 1° Travaillé à la forge. Fer forgé. 2° Fig. Un mot forgé, mot inventé, fabriqué. Écrit forgé, écrit supposé, qui porte une fausse attribution. • Il [Charles XII] les appela médiateurs… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
forge — forge·a·bil·i·ty; forge·able; forge·man; forge; re·forge; … English syllables
