forlese

Definition

To abandon, forsake.

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”).

Example Sentences

• "Soone as they bene arriv'd upon the brim / Of the Rich Strond, their charets they forlore […]"