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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1475, 1590
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Forlorn, v. [f. Forlorn(e,p.p. and a.] tr. To lose. — c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace xi. 89.
Thi lyff thow sall forlorn, Or ellis that land c1590 Fowler I. 279/130.
Restrengh this lyfe within my cors that so forlorned goes
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