forlese

/fɔː(ɹ)ˈliːz/

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”).

verb

  1. To abandon, forsake.“Soone as they bene arriv'd upon the brim / Of the Rich Strond, their charets they forlore […]”