forecweþan
Old English
editAlternative forms
edit- forecweðan — edh spelling
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *furaikweþaną; equivalent to fore- + cweþan.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editforecweþan
Conjugation
editConjugation of forecweþan (strong class 5)
infinitive | forecweþan | forecweþenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | forecweþe | forecwæþ |
second person singular | forecwist | forecwǣde |
third person singular | forecwiþþ, forecwiþ | forecwæþ |
plural | forecweþaþ | forecwǣdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | forecweþe | forecwǣde |
plural | forecweþen | forecwǣden |
imperative | ||
singular | forecweþ | |
plural | forecweþaþ | |
participle | present | past |
forecweþende | forecweden |
Related terms
edit- forecwide m (“foretelling, prediction, prophecy”)
References
edit- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “FŌRECWEÐAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “FŌRECWEÞAN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.