Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)To abandon, forsake.

Origin

From Middle English forlesen, from Old English forlēosan (“to lose, abandon, let go, destr

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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Forms

forleses, forlesing, forlore, forlorn
Base formforlese · to forlese
3rd person singularforleses
Present participleforlesing
Past simpleforlore
Past participleforlorn

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyforlese
he, she, itforleses

Past simpleLesson

all personsforlore

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave forlorn
he, she, ithas forlorn

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill forlese

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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