Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (p. p.) of Forlese.

2. (v. t.) Deserted; abandoned; lost.

3. (v. t.) Destitute; helpless; in pitiful plight; wretched; miserable; almost hopeless; desperate.

4. (n.) A lost, forsaken, or solitary person.

5. (n.) A forlorn hope; a vanguard.