forlese

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English

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Etymology

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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).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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forlese (third-person singular simple present forleses, present participle forlesing, simple past forlore, past participle forlorn)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To abandon, forsake.

Usage notes

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Survives in the derived participle adjective forlorn.

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