"forlagen" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more forlagen [comparative], most forlagen [superlative]
Etymology: Origin obscure, but apparently akin to Scots forlegen, forlagen (“utterly worn out, completely exhausted”), Danish and Norwegian forlegen (“embarrassed, perplexed”), Dutch verlagen (“abashed, degraded, soiled, abased”), equivalent to for- + lain. The sense development may be due to Scandinavian influence, compare Faroese leggjask firi (“to become exhausted”), Old Norse leggjask fyrir (“to give up hope”). Etymology templates: {{cog|sco|forlegen}} Scots forlegen, {{cog|da|-}} Danish, {{cog|no|-}} Norwegian, {{cog|nl|verlagen||abashed, degraded, soiled, abased}} Dutch verlagen (“abashed, degraded, soiled, abased”), {{prefix|en|for|lain}} for- + lain, {{cog|fo|leggjask firi||to become exhausted}} Faroese leggjask firi (“to become exhausted”), {{cog|non|leggjask fyrir||to give up hope}} Old Norse leggjask fyrir (“to give up hope”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} forlagen (comparative more forlagen, superlative most forlagen)
  1. (UK dialectal) Exhausted; worn out. Tags: UK, dialectal
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