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forlorn
English
Etymology
From Middle English forlorn, forloren, from Old English forloren (past participle of forl?osan (“to lose”)), from Proto-Germanic *fraluzanaz (“lost”), past participle of Proto-Germanic *fraleusan? (“to lose”), equivalent to for- +? lorn. Cognate with West Frisian ferlern (“lost”), Saterland Frisian ferlädden (“lost”), Dutch verloren (“lost”), German Low German verloren (“lost”),German verloren (“lost”), Swedish förlorad (“lost”). See further at lese/leese, lorn.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /f??l??n/, /f??-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /f???l??n/
- Rhymes: -??(?)n
- Hyphenation: for?lorn
Adjective
forlorn (comparative forlorner or more forlorn, superlative forlornest or most forlorn)
- Abandoned, deserted, left behind.
- Miserable, as when lonely after being abandoned.
- Synonym: forsaken
- Unlikely to succeed; hopeless.
Alternative forms
- forlorne (obsolete)
Derived terms
- forlornling
- forlornness
- forlornly
Related terms
- forlorn hope
- lovelorn
Translations
Noun
forlorn (plural forlorns) (military)
- A forlorn hope.
- A member of a forlorn hope.
Verb
forlorn
- (obsolete) past participle of forlese.
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heavyhearted
English
Etymology
heavy +? hearted
Adjective
heavyhearted
- Alternative form of heavy-hearted
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