forelay

verb

Etymology

From fore- + lay.

  1. derived from lǫgr
  2. derived from lacus
  3. derived from lai
  4. derived from *lókus
  5. inherited from *laguz
  6. inherited from *lagu
  7. inherited from lagu
  8. inherited from laie
  9. prefixed as forelay — “fore + lay

Definitions

  1. To lay down beforehand

    • these grounds being forelaid and understood
    • I shall, before I instance, only forelay this That we must consider […]
  2. To waylay.

    • c. 1624, Joseph Hall, a sermon either some secret detractor hath forelaid thee by a whispering misintimation
    • Again Lavis heard him: "You thought to forelay me, eh — and breed panic above?”
  3. To plan

    To plan; contrive in advance

    • You folks had better forelay to come aboard by then.
  4. + 1 more definition
    1. simple past of forelie

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