forrædan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *frarādan. Equivalent to for- +‎ rǣdan. Cognate with Old Saxon firrādan, Old High German firrātan (German verraten).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /forˈræː.dɑn/

Verb

forrǣdan

1. to deprive of by treachery, give counsel against, plot against

Conjugation

Conjugation of forrǣdan (weak class 1)

infinitive	forrǣdan	forrǣdenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	forrǣde	forrǣdde
second person singular	forrǣdest, forrǣtst	forrǣddest
third person singular	forrǣdeþ, forrǣtt, forrǣt	forrǣdde
plural	forrǣdaþ	forrǣddon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	forrǣde	forrǣdde
plural	forrǣden	forrǣdden
imperative
singular	forrǣd
plural	forrǣdaþ
participle	present	past
	forrǣdende	forrǣded

Descendants

• Middle English: forreden, forreaden

References

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