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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

forlie en · VERB

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.

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
forlay Tense=Past lexicographic
forlain Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
forlies Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
forlying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic