forweorþan
Old English
editAlternative forms
edit- forweorðan — edh spelling
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *frawerþaną. Equivalent to for- + weorþan.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editforweorþan
- 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
editConjugation 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
edit- Middle English: forworthen
- English: forworth
References
edit- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “forweorþan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.