prefix
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German fir-, far-, fur- for-, Old Saxon for-, Gothic fra-, fair- for-, faur- for-, fore-, Old English for
1. : so as to involve prohibition, exclusion, omission, failure, or refusal — almost exclusively in words coined before 1600
for say
for heed
2. : destructively or detrimentally — almost exclusively in words coined before 1600
for hang
for storm
3. : completely : excessively : to exhaustion : to pieces — almost exclusively in words coined before 1600
for bruise
for weary
for spent