Hypertext Webster Gateway: "forbare"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Forbear \For*bear"\, v. i. [imp. {Forbore}({Forbare}, [Obs.]);
p. p. {Forborne}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forbearing}.] [OE.
forberen, AS. forberan; pref. for- + beran to bear. See
{Bear} to support.]
1. To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.

Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall
I forbear? --1 Kinds
xxii. 6.

2. To refuse; to decline; to give no heed.

Thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they
will hear, or whether they will forbear. --Ezek. ii.
7.

3. To control one's self when provoked.

The kindest and the happiest pair Will find occasion
to forbear. --Cowper.

Both bear and forbear. --Old Proverb.

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