forge

/ˈfɔːdʒ/FAWRJ
/ˈfɔɹdʒ/FAWRJ

Meaninga workshop

Common meaning: a smithy

Other meanings: to shape metal; to fake

Journey through time

  1. Latinfaber; fabrica‘a craftsman’
  2. Old Frenchforgesource
  3. Middle Englishforgensource
  4. Englishforge‘a smithy’ · today

forg also in: fabricfabricate

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin faber; fabrica ‘a craftsman; a workshop’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry faber, p. 712 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry FORGE, p. 216 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

fabricfabricate

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