Archaic term meaning to lose something, to be deprived of, or to forfeit through breach of condition.
From Old English 'forleosan,' combining 'for-' (away, completely) + 'leosan' (to lose). Related to modern 'lose' and 'loose.'
Old English had 'leosan' (to lose), 'forlease' (to lose completely), and 'forlese'—showing how speakers added prefixes to create precise gradations of meaning, just like modern English 'lose/misplace/lose out on.'
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