See also: förlåta

Icelandic

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Germanic *fralētaną.

Verb

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

  1. (dated) to forgive [with dative ‘someone’]

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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

  1. (dated) to forsake [with accusative]