forlie

English

Etymology

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

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).

Anagrams

• foiler, folier