See also: förlåta

Icelandic edit

Etymology 1 edit

From forlát (forgiveness) and -a (turns nouns into verbs).. Compare Swedish förlåta.

Verb edit

forláta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative forlét, third-person plural past indicative forlétu, supine forlátið)

  1. (dated, with dative) to forgive

Etymology 2 edit

From Old English forlætan (to abandon, to forsake).

Verb edit

forláta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative forlét, third-person plural past indicative forlétu, supine forlátið)

  1. (dated, with accusative) to forsake