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forlaid

forlaid is the simple past and past participle of forlay.

Meaning of forlay

Verb

forlay (third-person singular simple present forlays, present participle forlaying, simple past and past participle forlaid)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To lay aside.
  2. (transitive) To lie in wait for; ambush.

Questions about forlaid

What is forlaid the simple past and past participle of?
Forlaid is the simple past and past participle of forlay.

Words near forlaid in the dictionary

  1. forkwise
  2. forky
  3. forkytail
  4. forkytails
  5. forlagen
  6. forlaid
  7. forlain
  8. forlana
  9. forlanas
  10. forlat
  11. forlats

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