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Old English · verb

forþteon

Normalised forþtēon

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class II
IPA
/forθˈte͜oːn/
[forˠθˈte͜oːn]
Syllables
forθ · ˈte͜oːn (2 syllables)
Modern English
renderlead

Meaning

  1. to lead forth

    Ond seo eorþe forþteah growende wyrta ond sæd berende be hyre cynne ond treow wæstm wyrcende ond gehwilc sæd hæbbende æfter his hiwe. ― And the earth brought forth plants which grew and bore seed according to their kinds; and trees bearing fruit and having seeds by their kind.

    Gecyndbōc, Wikisource
  2. make known, discover

  3. betray, render up

Conjugation

Conjugation of forþteon
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular forþtēoforþtēah
2nd singular forþtīehstforþtuge
3rd singular forþtīehþforþtēah
Plural forþtēoþforþtugon
Subjunctive
Singular forþtēoforþtuge
Plural forþtēonforþtugen
Non-finite forms of forþteon
Form
Infinitive forþtēon
Inflected infinitive forþtēonne
Imperative singular forþtēoh
Imperative plural forþtēoþ
Present participle forþtēonde
Past participle forþtogen

All forms (13)

Etymology

From forþ- + tēon.

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