a. [ OE., p. p. of forlesen to lose utterly, AS. forleósan (p. p. forloren); pref. for- + leósan (in comp.) to lose; cf. D. verliezen to lose, G. verlieren, Sw. förlora, Dan. forloren, Goth. fraliusan to lose. See For-, and Lorn, a., Lose, v. t. ]
Of fortune and of hope at once forlorn. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Some say that ravens foster forlorn children. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
For here forlorn and lost I tread. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
The condition of the besieged in the mean time was forlorn in the extreme. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]
She cherished the forlorn hope that he was still living. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]
A forlorn hope [ D. verloren hoop, prop., a lost band or troop; verloren, p. p. of verliezen to lose + hoop band; akin to E. heap. See For-, and Heap. ] (Mil.),
n.
Forced to live in Scotland a forlorn. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Our forlorn of horse marched within a mile of the enemy. Oliver Cromvell. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a forlorn manner. Pollok. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. State of being forlorn. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Forsaken by a lass. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Strong p. p. of Lose. See Lose, Forlorn. ]
If thou readest, thou art lorn. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Forsaken by one's love. [ 1913 Webster ]
The lovelorn nightingale. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]