v. Obs. [OE. forbúȝ-an, f. FOR- pref.1 + búȝ-an to BOW.] trans. To pass by or avoid by making a circuit; to shun.
a. 1000. Byrhtnoth, 325 (Gr.). Næs þæt na se Godric, þe þa guðe forbeah.
c. 1000. Ælfric, Job, 164. Se wer wæs … forbuþende yfel.
c. 1200. Trin. Coll. Hom., 63. Forbue iuel and do god.
c. 1230. Hali Meid., 17. Fleh alle thinges & forbuh ȝeorne þat tus unboteliche lure of mahe arisen.
