v.intr. & tr. (past forbore; past part. forborne) (often foll. by from, or to + infin.) literary abstain or desist (from) (could not forbear (from) speaking out; forbore to mention it).
[ OE forberan (as FOR-, BEAR(1)) ]
FORBEAR
Meaning of FORBEAR in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012