Old English · verb
foreþencan
Normalised foreþenċan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /fo.reˈθen.t͡ʃɑn/
- Syllables
- fo · re · ˈθen · t͡ʃɑn (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- forethinkbeforehand
Meaning
-
to think beforehand; forethink
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | foreþenċe | foreþōhte |
| 2nd singular | foreþenċestforeþencst | foreþōhtest |
| 3rd singular | foreþenċeþforeþencþ | foreþōhte |
| Plural | foreþenċaþ | foreþōhton |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | foreþenċe | foreþōhte |
| Plural | foreþenċen | foreþōhten |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | foreþenċan |
| Inflected infinitive | foreþenċenne |
| Imperative singular | foreþenċ |
| Imperative plural | foreþenċaþ |
| Present participle | foreþenċende |
| Past participle | foreþōht |
All forms (16)
Etymology
From fore- + þenċan.
Descendants
forethink
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