Forbear

"Forbear," cried Geraint; "here is one fairer and nobler for whom I claim the prize of the tournament."

Stories from Le Morte D'Arthur and the Mabinogion Beatrice Clay

When the tormentors would have haled her to the Image, "Forbear," she said, "there is no need; willingly I go and cheerfully."

A Child's Book of Saints William Canton 1909

But as he ran one withheld him and a voice crying "Forbear" rang in his ears.

The Coming of Cuculain Standish O'Grady 1887

"Forbear," said the Miller to him, "harping on what was of yore, for it is the common lot of mortals to sustain the ups and downs of fortune."

Fables Aesop 1880

"Forbear," she said sternly to Chitterlings; "you know not what you do."

The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers Bret Harte 1869

"Forbear," she said sternly to Chitterlings; "you know not what you do."

Drift from Two Shores Bret Harte 1869

"Forbear," said Halbert -- "your care is needless -- your complaints are without reason -- your fears on my account are in vain."

The Monastery Walter Scott 1801

This one's easier: "Forbear" means "to tolerate," and has nothing to do with your

CJR 2010

"Forbear" is a usually a verb; its noun form, "forbearance," has no "e," even if someone asks for your "forbearance" before the tolerance is required.

CJR 2010

"Forbear," he cried, "man of sin, to seduce the people with these soul-damning and abominable lies.

The Lost Hunter A Tale of Early Times John Turvill Adams