forlætan

Old English

verb
Definitions
  • to leave
  • to abandon, desert
  • to allow
  • to stop an action (acc.)
  • to lose something

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *fralētaną (dismiss, leave) prefix from Old English lǣtan (leave, allow, let go, rent, let, bequeath).

Origin

Old English

lǣtan

Gloss

leave, allow, let go, rent, let, bequeath

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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