v. Obs. [f. FOR- pref.1 + STOP v.; = MDu. verstoppen.] trans. To stop; to stifle (breath); also, to dam up, in quot. fig.
a. 1225. Ancr. R., 72. ȝe al þisses weis pundeð ower wordes, & forstoppeð ouwer þouhtes.
13[?]. Coer de L., 4841.
| For the wynde was so strong, | |
| And the dust ros hem among, | |
| And forstoppyd the Crystene onde, | |
| That they fel ded upon the sonde. |
