eldertongue

Old English · verb

foregan

Normalised foregān

Part of speech
verb
IPA
/fo.reˈɡɑːn/
Syllables
fo · re · ˈɡɑːn (3 syllables)
Modern English
foregoprecede

Meaning

  1. to precede, stand out, go before; forego

Conjugation

Conjugation of foregan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular foregāforeēode
2nd singular foregǣstforeēodest
3rd singular foregǣþforeēode
Plural foregāþforeēodon
Subjunctive
Singular foregāforeēode
Plural foregānforeēoden
Non-finite forms of foregan
Form
Infinitive foregān
Inflected infinitive foregānne
Imperative singular foregā
Imperative plural foregāþ
Present participle foregānde
Past participle foregān

All forms (11)

Etymology

From fore- + gān.

Descendants

forego

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