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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1375-1626
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Forsake, Forsaik, v. Also: forsak, -saike. P.t. forsuk(e, -swke, -suyk, -suik(e. P.p. forsakyn, -saikin, -saekin. [ME. forsake, -saken (p.t. forsok, p.p. forsaken), OE. forsacan (p.t. -sóc, p.p. -sacen.]
1. tr. To draw back from, avoid, shun.1375 Barb. xiv. 315.
Na multitud he forsuk of men Quhill he had ane aganis ten 1375 Ib. xvi. 203.
Thai na perell wald forsak ?1438 Alex. i. 1642.
Thai thocht vengeange for to taik, And na perrell nor pane forsaik
2. To refuse or decline to do something.a1400 Legends of the Saints xli. 97.
Ful war thu for to forsak Til haf my son to thi mak c1420 Wynt. vi. 2104.
The lawchfull twa Brethire forsuke wyth hym to ga c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace x. 940.
Wallace forsuk sic changyng for to mak a1500 Golagros and Gawane 810.
I forsaik noght to feght 1539 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries II. 397.
Gyf the clerk forsaik till ryng thaim
3. To forsake, abandon, give up.(a) a1400 Legends of the Saints xx. 181.
To fore-sak Crist c1420 Wynt. v. 2107.
Yhoure mychty makare to forsake c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace xi. 44.
Ye se weill thai forsaik the feild c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxxxiv. 11.
Rycht so the meir forsaikis the cursour a1570-86 Maitland Folio MS cxxx. 138.
Heir I forsaik bayth bour and hall 1622-6 Bisset II. 366/10.
Subdeacones wes enforsed to forsaik thair wyffes(b) a1400 Legends of the Saints iii. 273.
He … al his synnis thar forsuk a1400 Ib. xix. 403.
Sene I the feynd forswke c1420 Wynt. v. 3012.
Thai off Rome … fals mawmentys qwyte forsuke c1420 Ib. v. 4700 (C).
He forsuyk thaim al wttrely c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace vii. 1097.
His awne land [he] forsuk 1492 Myll Spectakle of Luf 279/22.
Scho forsuk him for Dyomeid 1535 Stewart 2392.
He … all cowardnes forsuik 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 152.
All my freindis forsuke me 1584 Satirical Poems xlv. 897.
The first merchant he cleane forsuike 1622-6 Bisset II. 304/25.
Demas … forsuik the treuth of the gospell(c) c1420 Wynt. v. 4724.
For he swa wnhappyly Forsakyn had God a1500 Henr. Fab. 2826.
The blaberryis … Ar gadderit up quhen primeros is forsakin c1500-c1512 Dunb. lv. 19.
Sum … hes forsaekin all sic gammis a1570-86 Maitland Folio MS clxx. 22.
Ane signe … that ȝe ar nocht forsaikin 1596 Dalr. I. 242/2.
All ethnik gentilitie … being forsaikin
