Etymology

forleave

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Today it means: To depart from (someone); leave (someone) behind; abandon; forsake; desert; give up; relinquish. Full definition →

Middle English forleven
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromforleven
  2. English todayforleave

From Middle English forleven; equivalent to for- + leave. Compare Old High German firleiban.

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