Old English · verb
fordrencan
Normalised fordrenċan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /forˈdren.t͡ʃɑn/
- Syllables
- for · ˈdren · t͡ʃɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- fordrench
Meaning
-
to get someone drunk
late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 19:31-32
Then the older daughter said to her younger sister, "Our father is an old man, and there's no other men left in the world who can have us. Let's get him drunk on wine and sleep with him, so his family line can survive."
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | fordrenċe | fordrencte |
| 2nd singular | fordrenċestfordrencst | fordrenctest |
| 3rd singular | fordrenċeþfordrencþ | fordrencte |
| Plural | fordrenċaþ | fordrencton |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | fordrenċe | fordrencte |
| Plural | fordrenċen | fordrencten |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | fordrenċan |
| Inflected infinitive | fordrenċenne |
| Imperative singular | fordrenċ |
| Imperative plural | fordrenċaþ |
| Present participle | fordrenċende |
| Past participle | fordrenċed |
All forms (16)
Etymology
for- + drenċan
Descendants
fordrench
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