forlie

F4O1R1L1I1E1

verb

To lie with.

OriginMiddle English forliggen ← Old English forliċġan ← Proto-West Germanic *fraliggjan →
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Meanings

verbforlie (third-person singular simple present forlies, present participle forlying, simple past forlay, past participle forlain)

present singular third person forlies · participle present forlying · past forlay · participle past forlain

  1. transitiveTo lie with.
  2. transitiveTo overlay (a child).

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*fraliggjan
  2. Old Englishforliċġan“to lie with, fornicate”
  3. Middle Englishforliggen
  4. Englishforlie

From Middle English forliggen, from Old English forliċġan (reflexive, “to lie with, fornicate”), from Proto-West Germanic *fraliggjan, equivalent to for- + lie. Cognate with Dutch verliggen, German verliegen.

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APA

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MLA

“forlie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forlie. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forlie,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forlie.

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