Old English · verb
foresecgan
Normalised foreseċġan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 3
- IPA
- /fo.reˈsej.jɑn/[fo.reˈsed.d͡ʒɑn]
- Syllables
- fo · re · ˈsej · jɑn (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- foresaybeforehandpredictprophesypronounceforetell
Meaning
-
to say beforehand, foretell, predict, prophesy
Þā æt nēxtan forlēt Pharao Israhela folc of his earde siðian mid miċċlum ǣhtum, and God ġesette ðone foresǣdan Moysen his folce tō heretogan, and his broðer Aaron tō sacerde; and hī lǣddon þæt folce tō ðǣre Rēadan sǣ mid miċelre fyrdinge, þæt wǣron six hund þūsenda wīgendra manna, buton wīfum and ċildum.
Then at last Pharaoh allowed the people of Israel to leave his land with much livestock, and God appointed the aforementioned Moses as the leader of his people, and his brother Aaron as priest; and they led the people to the Red Sea with a great host, which numbered six hundred thousand warriors, not counting women and children.
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church -
to proclaim, announce, pronounce, declare
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | foreseċġe | foresæġde |
| 2nd singular | foresæġst | foresæġdest |
| 3rd singular | foresæġþ | foresæġde |
| Plural | foreseċġaþ | foresæġdon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | foreseċġe | foresæġde |
| Plural | foreseċġen | foresæġden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | foreseċġan |
| Inflected infinitive | foreseċġenne |
| Imperative singular | foresæġe |
| Imperative plural | foreseċġaþ |
| Present participle | foreseċġende |
| Past participle | foresæġd |
All forms (14)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *furaisagjaną. Equivalent to fore- + seċġan.
Descendants
foresay
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