Meanings
verbforlay (third-person singular simple present forlays, present participle forlaying, simple past and past participle forlaid)
present singular third person forlays · participle present forlaying · participle past forlaid · past forlaid · alternative forelay
- obsoletetransitiveTo lay aside.
- transitiveTo lie in wait for; ambush.
Origin
From for- + lay, on analogy with waylay.
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APA
forlay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forlay
MLA
“forlay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forlay. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forlay,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forlay.
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