Can a woman forget her sucking child? . . . Yes, they may forget,
yet will I not forget thee.
Is. xlix. 15.
To forget one's self. (a) To become unmindful of one's own personality;
to be lost in thought. (b) To be entirely unselfish. (c) To be guilty
of what is unworthy of one; to lose one's dignity, temper, or
self-control.
For*get"ful (?), a. 1. Apt to forget; easily losing remembrance; as, a
forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory.