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for-leósan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
for-leósan, he -lýst; p. ic, he -leás, ðú -lure, pl. -luron; subj. pres. -leóse, pl. -leósen; p. -lure, pl. -luran, -luren; pp. -loren
Wright's OE grammar
§239; §305; §494; §649;
To lose, let go, destroy; amittĕre, perdĕre, destruĕre;
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  • — He wolde forleósan líca gehwilc

    he would destroy each body,

    • Cd. 64
      • ;
    • Th. 77, 26
      • ;
    • Gen. 1281.

  • His treowe for feógýtsunge forleósan

    fĭdem suam amōre pĕcūniæ perdĕre,

    • Bd. 2, 12
      • ;
    • S. 514, 40.

  • Ic forleóse

    amitto,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4
      • ;
    • Som. 31, 41.

  • Gif he forlýst an of ðám

    si perdĭdĕrit ūnam ex illis,

    • Lk. Bos. 15, 4.

  • Ic forleás

    perdĭdĕram,

    • Lk. Bos. 15, 9.

  • Ðú forleóse láþra gehwylcne

    mayest thou destroy every one of my enemies,

    • Ps. Th. 142, 12.

  • Ðam ðe ǽr his elne forleás

    to him who had before lost his courage,

    • Beo. Th. 5715
      • ;
    • B. 2861.

  • Ðú náne myrhþe ne forlure, ðá ðá ðú hie forlure

    thou didst lose no pleasure, when thou didst lose them,

    • Bt. 7, 1
      • ;
    • Fox 16, 18.

  • Ðý-læs ic mín gehát forleóse

    ne fĭdem mei promissi prævārĭcer,

    • Bd. 4, 22
      • ;
    • S. 592, 2.

  • Hí sylfe þurh ðæt forluran

    they ruined themselves through that,

    • 3, 1
      • ;
    • S. 523, 23.

  • Gé eówra yldrena hwetstán forluron

    ye have lost the whetstone of your elders,

    • Ors. 4, 13
      • ;
    • Bos. 100, 24.

  • Ðæt he forlure ða gestrión

    that he would lose the treasures,

    • Past. 7, 1
      • ;
    • Hat. MS. 12 a, 5.

  • Ðú forloren hæfst ða woruldsǽlþa

    thou hast lost the worldly prosperity,

    • Bt. 7, 1
      • ;
    • Fox 16, 7.
Etymology
[
Dut. ver-liezen
:
Ger. ver-lieren to lose.
]
Linked entries
v.  be-leósan.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “for-leósan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/11580.

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