v. Obs. Pa. t. 4 fordroȝ. Pa. pple. fordraun, -draw(e)n. [f. FOR- pref.1 + DRAW v.]
1. trans. ? To stretch on the rack, torture.
a. 1300. Cursor M., 21235 (Cott.).
| Quen he [Barnabas] had sufferd paines strang | |
| For cristen folk, and striued lang, | |
| Bath for-draun and brint wit feir, | |
| His saul es went til heuen scire. |
c. 1380. Sir Ferumb., 1796. Þe deuel þe for-drawe.
2. a. To defer, put off. b. To draw on (as a tempter.)
a. 1300. Cursor M., 26135 (Cott.).
| Him … for-think his lang delaiance | |
| þat he for-draun has his penance. |
1382. Wyclif, Prov. vii. 21. With flatering of lippis she fordroȝ hym.
