English

lost

/lɒst/
Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way.

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    Origin

    From Middle English loste, losede (preterite) and Middle English lost, ilost, ilosed (past participle), from Old English losode (preterite) and Old English losod, ġelosod, equivalent to lose + -t.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishloste
      • inheritedMiddle Englishlost
        • inheritedOld Englishlosode
          • inheritedOld Englishlosod
    • surface analysisEnglishlose “To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.”
    • suffixEnglish-t “Used to form the past tense and/or past participle of some verbs.”
      • inheritedMiddle English-te
        • borrowedOld French-te
        • inheritedOld English-te
      • inheritedMiddle English-t
        • inheritedOld English-t
      • inheritedMiddle English-ten
        • inheritedOld English-ettan

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