Old English · verb
forgægan
Normalised forgǣġan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /forˈɡæː.jɑn/
- Syllables
- for · ˈɡæː · jɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- divertprevaricate
Meaning
-
to divert from, prevaricate
-
to transgress
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | forgǣġe | forgǣġde |
| 2nd singular | forgǣġestforgǣġst | forgǣġdest |
| 3rd singular | forgǣġeþforgǣġþ | forgǣġde |
| Plural | forgǣġaþ | forgǣġdon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | forgǣġe | forgǣġde |
| Plural | forgǣġen | forgǣġden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | forgǣġan |
| Inflected infinitive | forgǣġenne |
| Imperative singular | forgǣġ |
| Imperative plural | forgǣġaþ |
| Present participle | forgǣġende |
| Past participle | forgǣġed |
All forms (16)
Etymology
From for- + *gǣġan, from Proto-West Germanic *gaigijan.
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