Old English · verb
forþferan
Normalised forþfēran
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /forθˈfeː.rɑn/[forˠθˈfeː.rɑn]
- Syllables
- forθ · ˈfeː · rɑn (3 syllables)
Meaning
-
to die
⁊ he ðǣr on Eoforwīcċeastre ādle forðferde;
And he died of disease there in York;
late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | forþfēre | forþfērde |
| 2nd singular | forþfērestforþfērst | forþfērdest |
| 3rd singular | forþfēreþforþfērþ | forþfērde |
| Plural | forþfēraþ | forþfērdon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | forþfēre | forþfērde |
| Plural | forþfēren | forþfērden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | forþfēran |
| Inflected infinitive | forþfērenne |
| Imperative singular | forþfēr |
| Imperative plural | forþfēraþ |
| Present participle | forþfērende |
| Past participle | forþfēred |
All forms (16)
Etymology
forþ- + fēran
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