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forlorn

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  1. alone                 
 
for.lorn \f*r-'lo.(*)rn\ \-'lo.rn-n*s\ aj [ME forloren, fr. OE, pp. of 
   forl-osan to lose, fr. for- +] le-osan to lose 1a: FORSAKEN, BEREFT  1b: 
   DESERTED  2: MISERABLE, WRETCHED  3: nearly hopeless  - for.lorn.ly av