forleave

English

Etymology

From Middle English forleven; equivalent to for- +‎ leave. Compare Old High German firleiban.

Verb

forleave (third-person singular simple present forleaves, present participle forleaving, simple past and past participle forleft or forlaft)

1. (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To depart from (someone); leave (someone) behind; abandon; forsake; desert; give up; relinquish.
   • 1475, Hilton:

     In a lityll I forlefte the.

Anagrams

• overleaf