forealdian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fraaldōn, variant of *fraaldēn, equivalent to for- +‎ ealdian. Compare Middle Low German voralden, vörōlden, Old High German firaltēn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /forˈæ͜ɑl.di.ɑn/, [forˈæ͜ɑɫ.di.ɑn]

Verb

forealdian

1. to grow or wax old, become old
2. (of living things) to grow weak with age
3. (of dead matter) to get worn out with long use, decay through being kept to long
4. (of time) to run out, expire

Conjugation

Conjugation of forealdian (weak class 2)

infinitive	forealdian	forealdienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	forealdiġe	forealdode
second person singular	forealdast	forealdodest
third person singular	forealdaþ	forealdode
plural	forealdiaþ	forealdodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	forealdiġe	forealdode
plural	forealdiġen	forealdoden
imperative
singular	forealda
plural	forealdiaþ
participle	present	past
	forealdiende	forealdod

Descendants

• Middle English: forealdien, forolden; forolded (past participle)

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “forealdian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.