förlora
Swedish
verb-reg
Definitions
- to lose (cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability)
- to lose (a competition or a fight)
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German vorlēsen derived from Old Saxon farliosan (lose) derived from *fraleusan.
Origin
*fraleusan
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- forlese English
- lese English
- verloren Dutch, Flemish
- *fraleusaną Proto-Germanic
- forlesen Middle English
- verloor Afrikaans
- *fraleusan gmw-pro
- vorlêsen Middle Low German
- vorlêsen, vorlisen Middle Low German
- vorlēsen Middle Low German
- vorlōren Middle Low German
- farliosan Old Saxon