forlat

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verb

To deal a blow; hit out.

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Meanings

verbforlat (third-person singular simple present forlats, present participle forlatting, simple past forleet or forlut, past participle forlatten or forlutten)

present singular third person forlats · participle present forlatting · past forleet · past forlut · participle past forlatten · participle past forlutten

  1. Northern EnglandScotlandUKdialectalobsoletetransitiveTo deal a blow; hit out.

Origin

From for- + lat (“to let”).

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forlat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forlat.

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