forten
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Pronunciation edit
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forten
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Etymology edit
From Old English fortēon (“to mislead, seduce; draw over, cover, obscure”), equivalent to for- + ten (“to draw”). Cognate with West Frisian fortsjen (“to move out, depart”), German verziehen (“to warp, stretch, spoil, move away”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
forten (third-person singular simple present fortēþ, present participle fortēnde, first-/third-person singular past indicative forteh, past participle fortogen)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of forten (strong class 2)
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References edit
- “fortẹ̄n, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
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forten
Swedish edit
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forten