Old English · verb
forhatan
Normalised forhātan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class VII
- IPA
- /forˈxɑː.tɑn/[forˈhɑː.tɑn]
- Syllables
- for · ˈxɑː · tɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- forswearrenounceoutlaw
Meaning
-
to promise or vow not to do
-
to renounce, forswear
Ne lyst mē nāwiht ðāra metta þe ic forhātan habbe, ac mē lyst ðāra þe ic getiohhod habbe tō ætanne, ðonne ic hī gesēo.
I desire none of those meats which I have renounced; I desire those which I have thought right to eat, when I see them.
late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies -
to declare criminal, outlaw, forbid
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | forhāte | forhētforhēht |
| 2nd singular | forhǣtst | forhēteforhēhte |
| 3rd singular | forhǣttforhǣt | forhētforhēht |
| Plural | forhātaþ | forhētonforhēhton |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | forhāte | forhēteforhēhte |
| Plural | forhāten | forhētenforhēhten |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | forhātan |
| Inflected infinitive | forhātenne |
| Imperative singular | forhāt |
| Imperative plural | forhātaþ |
| Present participle | forhātende |
| Past participle | forhāten |
All forms (18)
Etymology
Equivalent to for- + hātan.
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