forlese
English
/fɔːˈliːz/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To abandon, forsake.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English forlesen inherited from Old English forlēosan (abandon, let go, lose, destroy, ruin) inherited from Proto-Germanic *fraleusaną (lose) prefix from English lese.
Origin
English
lese
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lese English
- Verlierer German
- verlieren German
- verliezen Dutch, Flemish
- *leu- Proto-Indo-European
- *lewHs- Proto-Indo-European
- *fraleusaną Proto-Germanic
- *fraluzanaz Proto-Germanic
- förlisa Swedish
- förlora Swedish
- lisa Swedish
- forleosan Old English
- forlēosan Old English
- forlesen Middle English
- lesen Middle English
- forlise Danish
- verliesen Middle Dutch
- firliosan Old High German
- verliesen Middle High German
- verléieren Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *firliosan Old Dutch
- farliesan Old Dutch
- vorliesen Middle Low German
- vorlêsen, vorlisen Middle Low German
- vorlēsen Middle Low German
- borliiran Cimbrian
- farliosan Old Saxon
- forliasa Old Frisian
- forliāsa Old Frisian