Modern English → Old English
Old English word for forbear
5 headwords match “forbear”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 5 strongest follow; forberan ranks first.
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forbear — to abstain, refrain, restrain, forbear; bear away from; keep away from
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative forbere first-person singular past indicative forbær second-person singular present indicative forbirest, forbirst second-person singular past indicative forbǣre third-person singular present indicative forbireþ, forbirþ third-person singular past indicative forbær -
forbear — to leave alone; let alone; forbear; give up; relinquish
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative ānlǣte first-person singular past indicative ānlēt, ānleort second-person singular present indicative ānlǣtst second-person singular past indicative ānlēte, ānleorte third-person singular present indicative ānlǣtt, ānlǣt third-person singular past indicative ānlēt, ānleort -
forbear — to forgo; go away from, forbear, abstain from
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative forgange first-person singular past indicative forġēng, forġīeng second-person singular present indicative forgengst second-person singular past indicative forġēnge, forġīenge third-person singular present indicative forgengþ third-person singular past indicative forġēng, forġīeng -
forbear — to rebuke, reprove, upbraid; berate; chide; scold (someone)
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative forcweþe first-person singular past indicative forcwæþ second-person singular present indicative forcwist second-person singular past indicative forcwǣde third-person singular present indicative forcwiþþ, forcwiþ third-person singular past indicative forcwæþ -
forbear — to sit upon, occupy; sit over, take possession of
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative ofersitte first-person singular past indicative ofersæt second-person singular present indicative ofersitst second-person singular past indicative ofersǣte third-person singular present indicative ofersitt, ofersit third-person singular past indicative ofersæt
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “forbear” gets the points below; the candidates are then sorted by total. The score is shown on each entry above so the order can be checked rather than trusted.
| The English word opens the headword's definition | +10 |
| It appears later in the first definition | +6 |
| It appears in any definition | +3 |
| It is in the headword's links | +2 |
| It is listed as an English descendant (etymological evidence) | +9 |
| The headword has an inflection table | +3 |
| Part of speech is a proper noun | −5 |
| Part of speech is a verb (-ian derivations are noisy) | −3 |
| The headword is an alternative form | −6 |
| The first definition is longer than three words | −2 |
A candidate has to be a real headword with its own entry: inflected forms and grammatical terminology (genitive, nominative, preterite, …) never appear here.
Not one of these?
The match may be a different sense of “forbear”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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