ppl. a. [pa. pple. of FORGET v.] a. Not remembered, that has passed from the mind or out of remembrance. b. Omitted or neglected through inadvertence.
1419. Wills & Inv. N. C. (Surtees, 1835), 78. I gyf to the vicar of seint Nicholas kyrk for forgetyn tendes cs.
1527. Will, in Southwell Visit. (1891), 128. To the hie alter of my parisshe churche of Dunham for forgoten tithes vjs viijd.
1597. Shaks., 2 Hen. IV., IV. v. 116.
| Let all the Teares, that should bedew my Hearse | |
| Be drops of Balme, to sanctifie thy head: | |
| Onely compound me with forgotten dust. |
1870. L’Estrange, Miss Mitford, I. v. 113, note. He was the author of a good deal of forgotten poetry and the editor of Gray’s works.
1887. Bowen, Virg. Æneid, I. 358.
| Bringing to view once more a forgotten treasure that lay | |
| Long from the daylight buried, to aid her in flight unseen. |
