Old English · verb
forebodian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /fo.reˈbo.di.ɑn/
- Syllables
- fo · re · ˈbo · di · ɑn (5 syllables)
- Modern English
- forebodeforbode
Meaning
-
to announce, declare, forebode
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | forebodiġe | forebodode |
| 2nd singular | forebodast | forebododest |
| 3rd singular | forebodaþ | forebodode |
| Plural | forebodiaþ | forebododon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | forebodiġe | forebodode |
| Plural | forebodiġen | forebododen |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | forebodian |
| Inflected infinitive | forebodienne |
| Imperative singular | foreboda |
| Imperative plural | forebodiaþ |
| Present participle | forebodiende |
| Past participle | forebodod |
All forms (14)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *furaibudōną (“to proclaim, lere, instruct”), equivalent to fore- + bodian. Related to Proto-Germanic *budą (“message, command, precept”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“to be awake, perceive fully”).
Descendants
forbode, forebode
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