Word: forfending
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: for
fen
ding
Definition: Present participle of forfend; prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
Morphemes:
Affix: for-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Completely; to the fullest extent; superseded by combinations with up in senses where no upward movement is involved, e.g. forgive = "give up (one's offenses)", forgather = "gather up", forbeat = "beat up".
Affix: fend
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To defend, to take care of (typically construed with for ); to block or push away (typically construed with off).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: *fendō
Language: la
Decoded: *fendo
Meaning: hit, thrust
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.