Past tense of forefend; prevented, defended against, or guarded in advance.
Past tense of 'forefend,' following regular English verb conjugation with '-ed' ending.
Medieval healing texts describe diseases as something that could be 'forefended' through specific diets and behaviors—they understood that prevention was more effective than cure, even without knowing why.
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