A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ For-langen], v. to long for; forrlangedd, pp., S. ([For- 1].)

[ For-lesen], v. to lose wholly, MD, HD; forleosen, MD; forleost, 2 pr. s., S; vorleost, pr. s., S; forleseþ, S; forles, pt. s., S; forlesed, 2 pt. s., destroyedst, S2; forrlurenn, pl., S; forloren, pp., S; forrlorenn, S; vorloren, S; forlorne, S3; forlorn, S2; forlore, S2, S3; uorlore, S2.—AS. for-léosan, pt. léas (pl. luron), pp. loren. ([For- 1].)

[ For-leten], v. to leave off, forsake, yield up, S, S2, C2; uorlete, to forgive, S2; forlet, pt. s., S; forleten, pp., S.—AS. for-lǽtan, pt. -lét, pp. -lǽten. ([For- 1].)

[ For-leuen], v. to abandon, MD; forleaf, imp. s., S. ([For- 1].)

Forloren; see [For-lesen].

[ Forloynen], v. to go far astray, MD, HD; forloyned, pp., S2.—OF. forlonger, to go far before (Cotg.). ([For- 4].)

[ Formaylle], sb. the female hawk, MD, HD.—Cp. OF. forme, a kind of hawk (Cotg.).

[ Forme], adj. superl. first, S, PP; forrme, S; furme, MD. Comb.: forme-fader, ancestor, S, S2, S3, H, PP; forme-foster, progenitor, S2; forme-mete, first meat, morning-meal, S.—AS. forma, superl. of fore, before.

[ Forme], sb. form, figure, shape, MD; scabellum, Voc.; furme, MD; fourme, MD, W; fourm, MD; foorme, form of a hare, Prompt. (see F. forme, Cotg.).—AF. forme; Lat. forma.

[ Formel egle], sb. female eagle, MD, CM. Cf. [Formaylle].