Forfend

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Forfend \For*fend"\, v. t. [Pref. for- + fend. See {Forewend}.]
     To prohibit; to forbid; to avert. [Archaic]
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           Which peril heaven forefend!             --Shak.
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     Note: This is etymologically the preferable spelling.
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