forgietan

Old English

Alternative forms

• forġitan, forġytan — Late West Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fragetan, equivalent to for- +‎ ġietan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /forˈji͜y.tɑn/

Verb

forġietan (West Saxon)

1. (with genitive or accusative) to forget
   • c. 900, The Consolation of Philosophy

     Þū hæfst þāra wǣpna tō hraðe forġieten þe iċ þē ǣr sealde.

     You have too quickly forgotten the weapons that I gave you.

   • late 10th century, Lambeth Psalter, Psalm 102:4

     Iċ forġeat tō etenne mīnne hlāf.

     I forgot to eat my bread.

   • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 16:5

     Þā his leornungcneohtas cōmon ofer þone mūðan, hīe forġēaton þæt hīe hlāfas nāmen.

     When the disciples reached the other side of the river, they had forgotten to bring any bread.

Conjugation

Conjugation of forġietan (strong class 5)

infinitive	forġietan	forġietenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	forġiete	forġeat
second person singular	forġietst	forġēate
third person singular	forġiett, forġiet	forġeat
plural	forġietaþ	forġēaton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	forġiete	forġēate
plural	forġieten	forġēaten
imperative
singular	forġiet
plural	forġietaþ
participle	present	past
	forġietende	forġeten

Related terms

• forġytel

Descendants

• Middle English: forʒeten, forʒiten, forʒuten, forgeten, forgetten, forgitten (influenced by Old Norse geta)
  • English: forget, foryete
  • Scots: forget, forgit, forgett, foirgett, foryet, foryat, furyatt