Forlay

/fɔrˈleɪ/ verb

Definition

Archaic term meaning to lay before, in front of, or in ambush for someone.

Etymology

From Old English 'forleggan,' combining 'for-' (before, against) + 'lecgan' (to lay). Related to the concept of setting a trap or lying in wait.

Kelly Says

Medieval writers used 'forlay' to describe ambushes and traps—it's the ancestor of the phrase 'lie in wait,' showing how the 'for-' prefix originally meant 'against' or 'in opposition to' someone.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መኪና አግኝት
me-ki-na a-gn-it
ARالعربية
إيجار
i-jaar
BNবাংলা
ভাড়া
bha-ra
CACatalà
arrendament
ar-ren-da-ment
CSČeština
pronájem
pro-na-jem
DADansk
leje
le-je
DEDeutsch
Vermietung
fer-mee-tung
ELΕλληνικά
ενοικίαση
e-no-ki-a-si
ESEspañol
alquiler
al-kehr-nal
FAفارسی
اجاره
e-ja-reh
FISuomi
vuokraamo
vook-ra-amo
FRFrançais
location
loh-kah-syohn
GUGU
વસાહત
va-sa-hat
HAHA
aiki
a-iki
HEעברית
השכרה
hash-kera
HIहिन्दी
किराये
ki-raye
HUMagyar
bérbeadás
ber-bea-das
IDBahasa Indonesia
sewa
se-wa
IGIG
akpa
ak-pa
ITItaliano
affitto
af-fit-to
JA日本語
賃貸
chintai
KKKK
кірә
ki-re
KMKM
ចេញ
chean
KO한국어
임대
im-dae
MRMR
भाड
bhaad
MSBahasa Melayu
sewa
se-wa
MYမြန်မာ
အကျယ်
a-kyi-e
NLNederlands
verhuur
ver-huur
NONorsk
leie
le-i-e
PAPA
ਕਿਰਾये
ki-ra-ye
PLPolski
najem
na-jem
PTPortuguês
aluguel
ah-loo-guel
RORomână
închiriere
in-chi-ree-re
RUРусский
аренда
aren-da
SVSvenska
uthyrning
oo-tyr-ning
SWKiswahili
kuja
koo-ja
TAதமிழ்
வாடகை
vaad-gai
TEతెలుగు
కుటుంబం
ku-tu-mba-m
THไทย
เช่า
chao
TLTL
paupa
pa-u-pa
TRTürkçe
kira
kee-ra
UKУкраїнська
найм
naim
URاردو
اجارہ
i-ja-ra
VITiếng Việt
cho thuê
cho-thue
YOYO
àwọn
awon
ZH中文
出租
chūzū
ZUZU
ukuthi
oo-koo-thee

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