English Explanatory Dictionary

forlese

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To abandon, forsake.

Pronunciation

/fɔː(ɹ)ˈliːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-forlese.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-forlese.wav

Word forms

forlese forleses forlesing forlore forlorn forleese

Etymology

From Middle English forlesen, from Old English forlēosan (“to lose, abandon, let go, destroy, ruin”), from Proto-Germanic *fraleusaną. Equivalent to for- + lese. Cognate with Scots forlore (“to lose”), Dutch verliezen (“to lose”), German verlieren (“to lose”), Swedish förlisa (“to be lost”), Swedish förlora (“to lose”).

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