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Etymology

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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.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To lie with.
  2. (transitive) To overlay (a child).

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