Old English · verb
forbeodan
Normalised forbēodan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class II
- IPA
- /forˈbe͜oː.dɑn/
- Syllables
- for · ˈbe͜oː · dɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- forbidprohibitban
Meaning
-
to forbid, prohibit, ban (+accusative a thing) (+ dative to someone)
late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 3:1
And the snake said to the woman, "Why did God forbid you from eating from every tree within Paradise?"
-
to restrain or stop, prevent the action of
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | forbēode | forbēad |
| 2nd singular | forbīetst | forbude |
| 3rd singular | forbīettforbīet | forbēad |
| Plural | forbēodaþ | forbudon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | forbēode | forbude |
| Plural | forbēoden | forbuden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | forbēodan |
| Inflected infinitive | forbēodenne |
| Imperative singular | forbēod |
| Imperative plural | forbēodaþ |
| Present participle | forbēodende |
| Past participle | forboden |
All forms (15)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *furibeudaną, equivalent to for- + bēodan. Cognate with Old High German firbiotan (German verbieten), Gothic (faurbiudan).
Descendants
forbid
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