Old English · verb
forceorfan
Normalised forċeorfan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class III
- IPA
- /forˈt͡ʃe͜or.fɑn/[forˈt͡ʃe͜orˠ.vɑn]
- Syllables
- for · ˈt͡ʃe͜or · fɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- forcarvecarve
Meaning
-
to cut or carve out or away, cut through, cut asunder, divide
An. DCC.XCVII Hēr Rōmane Leone þām papan his tungan forcurfon ⁊ his ēagan āstungon, ⁊ hine of his setle āflīemdon, ⁊ þā sōna eft, Gode fultomiendum, hē meahte ġesēon ⁊ sprēcan ⁊ eft was papa swā hē ǣr wæs.
Year 797 In this year the Romans cut out the tongue of Pope Leo [III] and gouged out his eyes and drove him from his throne. And soon, through God's help, he was able to see and speak again, and became pope again just like he was before.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | forċeorfe | forċearf |
| 2nd singular | forċierfst | forcurfe |
| 3rd singular | forċierfþ | forċearf |
| Plural | forċeorfaþ | forcurfon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | forċeorfe | forcurfe |
| Plural | forċeorfen | forcurfen |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | forċeorfan |
| Inflected infinitive | forċeorfenne |
| Imperative singular | forċeorf |
| Imperative plural | forċeorfaþ |
| Present participle | forċeorfende |
| Past participle | forcorfen |
All forms (14)
Etymology
From for- + ċeorfan.
Descendants
forcarve
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