Old English · verb
forþencan
Normalised forþenċan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /forθˈen.t͡ʃɑn/[forˠðˈen.t͡ʃɑn]
- Syllables
- forθ · ˈen · t͡ʃɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- distrustdisdain
Meaning
-
to despise, disdain, distrust
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | forþenċe | forþōhte |
| 2nd singular | forþenċestforþencst | forþōhtest |
| 3rd singular | forþenċeþforþencþ | forþōhte |
| Plural | forþenċaþ | forþōhton |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | forþenċe | forþōhte |
| Plural | forþenċen | forþōhten |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | forþenċan |
| Inflected infinitive | forþenċenne |
| Imperative singular | forþenċ |
| Imperative plural | forþenċaþ |
| Present participle | forþenċende |
| Past participle | forþōht |
All forms (16)
Etymology
By surface analysis, for- + þenċan
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