for-lǽtan
- verb [ strong ]
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Sum eorþlíc ǽ forlǽtaþ
some earthly law permits,
- Bd. 1, 27 ;
- S. 491, 2.
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Forlǽt se man fæder and móder, and geþeót hine to his wífe
the man shall leave father and mother, and join himself to his wife,
- Gen. 2, 24.
Bosworth, Joseph. “for-lǽtan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/11569.
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