forþlædan

Old English

Etymology

From forþ- +‎ lǣdan. Calque of Latin prōdūcere (“to lead forth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /forθˈlæː.dɑn/, [forˠðˈlæː.dɑn]

Verb

forþlǣdan

1. to lead or bring forth, produce

Conjugation

Conjugation of forþlǣdan (weak class 1)

infinitive	forþlǣdan	forþlǣdenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	forþlǣde	forþlǣdde
second person singular	forþlǣdest, forþlǣtst	forþlǣddest
third person singular	forþlǣdeþ, forþlǣtt, forþlǣt	forþlǣdde
plural	forþlǣdaþ	forþlǣddon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	forþlǣde	forþlǣdde
plural	forþlǣden	forþlǣdden
imperative
singular	forþlǣd
plural	forþlǣdaþ
participle	present	past
	forþlǣdende	forþlǣded

Descendants

• Middle English: forthleden
  • English: forthlead

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “forþlædan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Middle English Dictionary