foresettan

Old English

Etymology

From fore- +‎ settan. Likely a calque of Latin praepōnō. Cognate with Old High German forasezzen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fo.reˈset.tɑn/

Verb

foresettan

1. to set or put before, propose; put in the front or fore of
2. to put at the head of, prefer

Conjugation

Conjugation of foresettan (weak class 1)

infinitive	foresettan	foresettenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	foresette	foresette
second person singular	foresetst	foresettest
third person singular	foresett, foreset	foresette
plural	foresettaþ	foresetton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	foresette	foresette
plural	foresetten	foresetten
imperative
singular	foresete
plural	foresettaþ
participle	present	past
	foresettende	foreseted, foresett, foreset

Descendants

• Middle English: foresetten
  • English: foreset

References

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