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Old English · verb

forþgan

Normalised forþgān

Part of speech
verb
IPA
/forθˈɡɑːn/
[forˠðˈɡɑːn]
Syllables
forθ · ˈɡɑːn (2 syllables)
Modern English
forthgoproceed

Meaning

  1. to go forth, proceed, go or pass by

    And ða he forþeode, he ȝeseah Leuin Alphei sittende æt hys cepsetle, and he cƿæþ to him. Folȝa me. Ða aras he and folȝode him.

    And as He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the custom booth, and said unto him, “Follow Me.” And he arose and followed Him.

Conjugation

Conjugation of forþgan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular forþgāforþēode
2nd singular forþgǣstforþēodest
3rd singular forþgǣþforþēode
Plural forþgāþforþēodon
Subjunctive
Singular forþgāforþēode
Plural forþgānforþēoden
Non-finite forms of forþgan
Form
Infinitive forþgān
Inflected infinitive forþgānne
Imperative singular forþgā
Imperative plural forþgāþ
Present participle forþgānde
Past participle forþgān

All forms (11)

Etymology

From forþ- + gān.

Descendants

forthgo

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