forweorþan

Old English

Alternative forms

• forweorðan — edh spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *frawerþaną. Equivalent to for- +‎ weorþan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /forˈwe͜or.θɑn/, [forˈwe͜orˠ.ðɑn]

Verb

forweorþan

1. to perish
   • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5‎^[1]:

     Frōfre ne wēne, þæt mē ġēoc cyme gūðġewinnes, ǣr iċ mid yldum eal forweorðe…

     I don't expect any consolation that I'll get help of warbattle before I would be completely perished with men…

Conjugation

Conjugation of forweorþan (strong class 3)

infinitive	forweorþan	forweorþenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	forweorþe	forwearþ
second person singular	forwierst	forwurde
third person singular	forwierþþ, forwierþ	forwearþ
plural	forweorþaþ	forwurdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	forweorþe	forwurde
plural	forweorþen	forwurden
imperative
singular	forweorþ
plural	forweorþaþ
participle	present	past
	forweorþende	forworden

Descendants

• Middle English: forworthen
  • English: forworth

References

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