English
Etymology
From for- + lat (“to let”).
Verb
forlat (third-person singular simple present forlats, present participle forlatting, simple past forleet or forlut, past participle forlatten or forlutten)
- (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To deal a blow; hit out.
References
- Wright, The English Dialect Dictionary, Forlat.
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
forlat
- imperative of forlate