forelay en · VERB · etymology 1
Etymology
From fore- + lay.
Meanings
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To lay down beforehand
I shall, before I instance, only forelay this That we must consider […]
1822, The Whole Works of the Rev. John Howe, M.A. with a Memoir of the Author. Vol. VI.:these grounds being forelaid and understood
a. 1639, Joseph Mede, Discourse V - Let a man so account of us as the Ministers of Christ, and Stewards of the Mysteries of God:
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To waylay.
Again Lavis heard him: "You thought to forelay me, eh — and breed panic above?”
1913, James B. Connally, Sonnie-Boy's People:c. 1624, Joseph Hall, a sermon either some secret detractor hath forelaid thee by a whispering misintimation
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To plan; contrive in advance
You folks had better forelay to come aboard by then.
1917, Charles Neville Buck, The Tyranny of Weakness:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| forelaying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| forelaid | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| forelaid | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| forelays | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |