"forlay" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: forlays [present, singular, third-person], forlaying [participle, present], forlaid [participle, past], forlaid [past]
Etymology: From for- + lay, on analogy with waylay. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|for|lay}} for- + lay, {{m|en|waylay}} waylay Head templates: {{en-verb|forlays|forlaying|forlaid}} forlay (third-person singular simple present forlays, present participle forlaying, simple past and past participle forlaid)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To lay aside. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-forlay-en-verb-5b3wAual Categories (other): English terms prefixed with for- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with for-: 45 55
  2. (transitive) To lie in wait for; ambush. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-forlay-en-verb-73trxk7I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with for- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with for-: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: forelay

Inflected forms

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