v. Obs. [OE. forsittan, f. FOR- pref.1 + sittan to SIT.]
1. trans. To defer, delay; to neglect, omit.
a. 940. Laws of Æthelstan, II. § 20 (Schmid). Gif hwa ȝemot forsitte þriwa.
c. 1205. Lay., 28518.
| & Wah swa hit for-sete | |
| [c. 1275, for-seate] | |
| þat þe king hete. |
2. = FORFEIT. (? Miswritten for forfette.)
c. 1440. Ipomadon (Kölbing), 1852.
| When he ys in þis contre, | |
| At his will well ye maryede be, | |
| Ellyes forsytte youre londe. |
