FORLESE

Etymology

Verb

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

(transitive, obsolete) To abandon, forsake.

Usage notes

Survives in the derived participle adjective forlorn.

Source: Wiktionary


For*lese", v. t. [p. p. Forlore, Forlorn (.] Etym: [OE. forlesen. See Forlorn.]

Definition: To lose utterly. [Obs.] haucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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