Quote:
Originally Posted by CC1
Are you sure you didn't mean "foreboding"?  |
Quote:
Originally Posted by rgcraig
forbearing = : to do without
No, I think he got it right.  |
I was thinking more along the lines of
Colossians 3:13 and:
for·bear 1 (fôr-bâr
)
v. for·bore (-bôr
, -b
r
),
for·borne (-bôrn
, -b
rn
),
for·bear·ing,
for·bears
v.tr. 1. To refrain from; resist:
forbear replying. See Synonyms at
refrain1.
2. To desist from; cease.
3. Obsolete To avoid or shun.
v.intr. 1. To hold back; refrain.
2. To be tolerant or patient in the face of provocation. *****************
[Middle English
forberen, from Old English
forberan,
to endure; see
bher-1 in Indo-European roots.]
for·bearer n.