forewitan

Old English

Etymology

From fore- +‎ witan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fo.reˈwi.tɑn/

Verb

forewitan

1. to foreknow

Conjugation

Conjugation of forewitan (preterite-present)

infinitive	forewitan	forewitenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	forewāt	forewisse, forewiste
second person singular	forewāst	forewissest, forewistest
third person singular	forewāt	forewisse, forewiste
plural	forewiton	forewisson, forewiston
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	forewite	forewisse, forewiste
plural	forewiten	forewissen, forewisten
imperative
singular	forewite
plural	forewitaþ
participle	present	past
	forewitende	forewiten

Descendants

• Middle English: forwiten
  • English: forewit

References

• Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “fórewitan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.