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Old English · adjective

forþgenge

Normalised forþgenġe

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈforθˌɡen.je/
[ˈforˠðˌɡen.d͡ʒe]
Syllables
ˈforθ · ˌɡen · je (3 syllables)
Modern English
advancingprogressingincreasingprogressivemovingforward

Meaning

  1. moving forward: advancing, progressing

  2. progressive

  3. increasing

Declension

Strong declension of forþgenge
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative forþgenġeforþgenġuforþgenġoforþgenġe
Accusative forþgenġneforþgenġeforþgenġe
Genitive forþgenġesforþgenġreforþgenġes
Dative forþgenġumforþgenġreforþgenġum
Instrumental forþgenġeforþgenġreforþgenġe
Plural
Nominative forþgenġeforþgenġaforþgenġeforþgenġuforþgenġo
Accusative forþgenġeforþgenġaforþgenġeforþgenġuforþgenġo
Genitive forþgenġraforþgenġraforþgenġra
Dative forþgenġumforþgenġumforþgenġum
Instrumental forþgenġumforþgenġumforþgenġum
Weak declension of forþgenge
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative forþgenġaforþgenġeforþgenġe
Accusative forþgenġanforþgenġanforþgenġe
Genitive forþgenġanforþgenġanforþgenġan
Dative forþgenġanforþgenġanforþgenġan
Instrumental forþgenġanforþgenġanforþgenġan
Plural
Nominative forþgenġanforþgenġanforþgenġan
Accusative forþgenġanforþgenġanforþgenġan
Genitive forþgenġraforþgenġenaforþgenġraforþgenġenaforþgenġraforþgenġena
Dative forþgenġumforþgenġumforþgenġum
Instrumental forþgenġumforþgenġumforþgenġum

All forms (11)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *furþagangijaz. Equivalent to forþ + genġe, literally "going forward." Corresponds to the noun forþgang (“progress”).

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