"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 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 entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with for-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with for-: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17
  2. (transitive) To lie in wait for; ambush. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-forlay-en-verb-73trxk7I
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: forelay

Inflected forms

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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        "To lay aside."
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        "(transitive, obsolete) To lay aside."
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        "To lie in wait for; ambush."
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        "(transitive) To lie in wait for; ambush."
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