Fore·fend' transitive verb [ Middle English forfenden ; prefix for- + fenden to fend. See Fend , transitive verb ] To hinder; to fend off; to avert; to prevent the approach of; to forbid or prohibit. See Forfend . « God forefend Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/59
Fore·lend' transitive verb See Forlend . [ Obsolete] « As if that life to losse they had forelent .» Spenser. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/60