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Old English · verb

forgietan

Normalised forġietan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class V
IPA
/forˈji͜y.tɑn/
Syllables
for · ˈji͜y · tɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
forgetforyetedisregardexceed

Meaning

  1. (accusative)to forget

    Þū hæfst þāra wǣpna tō hraðe forġieten þe iċ þē ǣr sealde.

    You have too quickly forgotten the weapons that I gave you.

    c. 900, The Consolation of Philosophy

  2. to neglect, disregard

  3. to exceed, transgress

Conjugation

Conjugation of forgietan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular forġieteforġeat
2nd singular forġietstforġēate
3rd singular forġiettforġietforġeat
Plural forġietaþforġēaton
Subjunctive
Singular forġieteforġēate
Plural forġietenforġēaten
Non-finite forms of forgietan
Form
Infinitive forġietan
Inflected infinitive forġietenne
Imperative singular forġiet
Imperative plural forġietaþ
Present participle forġietende
Past participle forġeten

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fragetan, equivalent to for- + ġietan.

Descendants

forget, foryete

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