foresteppan

Old English

Alternative forms

• forestæppan

Etymology

From fore- +‎ steppan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fo.reˈstep.pɑn/

Verb

foresteppan

1. to step or come before, prevent
2. to go before; forego, precede

Conjugation

Conjugation of foresteppan (strong class 6)

infinitive	foresteppan	tō foresteppenne
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	foresteppe	forestōp
2nd-person singular	forestepest	forestōpe
3rd-person singular	forestepeþ	forestōp
plural	foresteppaþ	forestōpon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	foresteppe	forestōpe
plural	foresteppen	forestōpen
imperative
singular	forestepp
plural	foresteppaþ
participle	present	past
	foresteppende	forestapen

References

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