forláta

See also: förlåta

Icelandic

Etymology 1

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

Verb

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

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

Verb

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

  1. (dated, with accusative) to forsake
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