■ verb ( past forsook ; past participle ~n ) chiefly literary abandon or leave.
↘renounce or give up.
Derivatives
~nness noun
~r noun
Origin
OE forsacan 'renounce, refuse', of W. Gmc origin; ult. related to for- and sake 1 .
■ verb ( past forsook ; past participle ~n ) chiefly literary abandon or leave.
↘renounce or give up.
Derivatives
~nness noun
~r noun
Origin
OE forsacan 'renounce, refuse', of W. Gmc origin; ult. related to for- and sake 1 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004