foryiven

See also: forgiven

Middle English

Alternative forms

• foryeven, foryive, forȝive, forȝiven
• forgiven (influenced by given)

Etymology

From Old English forġiefan (“to forgive, give up, provide”), from Proto-West Germanic *frageban, from Proto-Germanic *fragebaną. See forgive; equivalent to for- +‎ yiven.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔrˈjivən/, /fɔrˈjeːvən/

Verb

foryiven

1. to forgive

Conjugation

Conjugation of foryiven (strong class 5/4)

infinitive	(to) foryiven, foryive
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	foryive	foryaf, foryef
2nd-person singular	foryivest	foryeve, foryave, foryaf, foryef
3rd-person singular	foryiveth	foryaf, foryef
subjunctive singular	foryive	foryeve1, foryave1
imperative singular		—
plural2	foryiven, foryive	foryeven, foryeve, foryaven, foryave
imperative plural	foryiveth, foryive	—
participles	foryivynge, foryivende	foryeven, foryeve, foryiven, foryive, foryoven, foryove

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

via forgiven

• English: forgive
• Scots: forgie, firgee, forgae
• Yola: vargee

References

• “foryēven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.