forsittan
Old English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
forsittan
- to delay, defer, obstruct, besiege
- to mis-sit, be absent from, neglect
- (transitive) to lose by sitting, fail to go and do, stop up
- (intransitive) to remain unmoved
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of forsittan (strong class 5)
| infinitive | forsittan | forsittenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | forsitte | forsæt |
| second person singular | forsitst | forsǣte |
| third person singular | forsitt, forsit | forsæt |
| plural | forsittaþ | forsǣton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | forsitte | forsǣte |
| plural | forsitten | forsǣten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | forsite | |
| plural | forsittaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| forsittende | forseten | |
Descendants edit
- Middle English: forsitten
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “forsittan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.