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forlie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
for-lie
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To lie with.

Transitive verb

verb

To overlay (a child).

Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English forliggen, from Old English forliċġan (reflexive, “to lie with, fornicate”), from Proto-West Germanic *fraliggjan, equivalent to for- + lie. Cognate with Dutch verliggen, German verliegen.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Prefix: for
  • Root: forliggen, forliċġan, *fraliggjan

Usage

Inflected Forms

forlies (present, singular) forlying (participle, present) forlay (past) forlain (participle, past)

Questions

What does forlie mean?
To lie with.
Where does forlie come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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