forhergian

Old English

Etymology

From for- +‎ hergian. Cognate with Old High German farheriōn, German verheeren.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /forˈxer.ɡi.ɑn/, [forˈherˠ.ɣi.ɑn]

Verb

forhergian

1. to lay waste, destroy, ravage, devastate, plunder

   (gloss) vastāre, devastāre, depŏpŭlāre

Conjugation

Conjugation of forhergian (weak class 2)

infinitive	forhergian	forhergienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	forhergiġe	forhergode
second person singular	forhergast	forhergodest
third person singular	forhergaþ	forhergode
plural	forhergiaþ	forhergodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	forhergiġe	forhergode
plural	forhergiġen	forhergoden
imperative
singular	forherga
plural	forhergiaþ
participle	present	past
	forhergiende	forhergod

References

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