Emily Dickinson Lexicon

FOR-GET', v.t. [pret. forgot. (forgat, obs.) pp. forgot, forgotten. Sax. forgetan, forgitan, forgytan; G. vergessen; D. vergeeten; Sw. förgäta; Dan. forgietter; for and get.]

1. To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Ps. ciii.
2. To slight; to neglect. Can a woman forget her sucking child? Yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Is. xlix.