forleven

Middle English edit

Etymology edit

From for- +‎ leven.

Verb edit

forleven (third-person singular simple present forleveth, present participle forlevende, forlevynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle forlaft or forleft)

To leave behind, abandon

References edit

“forlēven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.