forlie

English

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.

Verb

forlie (third-person singular simple present forlies, present participle forlying, simple past forlay, past participle forlain)

  1. (transitive) To lie with.
  2. (transitive) To overlay (a child).

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