Forlore
/fɔːrˈlɔːr/noun
An obsolete or archaic form meaning utterly lost, ruined, or abandoned.
Did you know?Forlore belongs to the same ancient Germanic word family as “forlorn,” a word whose original sense was literally being completely lost or abandoned.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leus-
“To separate, loosen, or come apart”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*fra-leusanan
“To lose utterly or perish; the prefix *fra- intensified the sense”
Old English
Old English
forlēosan
“To lose completely, destroy, or cause to perish”
Old English
Old English
forloren
“Lost, ruined, or abandoned; the past participle of forlēosan”
Middle English
Middle English
forlore
“Lost or ruined; an alternative past-participial form”
Modern English
English
forlore
“An obsolete poetic or archaic word meaning utterly lost”