forhierdan

Old English

Alternative forms

• forherdan — Anglian
• forhirdan, forhyrdan — Late West Saxon

Etymology

Equivalent to for- +‎ hierdan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /forˈxi͜yr.dɑn/, [forˈhi͜yrˠ.dɑn]

Verb

forhierdan (West Saxon)

1. (literal or figurative) to harden against

Conjugation

Conjugation of forhierdan (weak class 1)

infinitive	forhierdan	forhierdenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	forhierde	forhierde
second person singular	forhierdest, forhierst, forhiertst	forhierdest
third person singular	forhierdeþ, forhiert	forhierde
plural	forhierdaþ	forhierdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	forhierde	forhierde
plural	forhierden	forhierden
imperative
singular	forhierd
plural	forhierdaþ
participle	present	past
	forhierdende	forhierded

References

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