Old English · verb
forhergian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /forˈxer.ɡi.ɑn/[forˈherˠ.ɣi.ɑn]
- Syllables
- for · ˈxer · ɡi · ɑn (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- devastateravage
Meaning
-
to lay waste, destroy, ravage, devastate, plunder
An. DC.LXXXVI Hēr Mūl ⁊ Ceadwalla Cent ⁊ Wiht forhergodan. Year 686 In this year Mul and Cædwalla laid waste to Kent and Wight.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | forhergiġe | forhergode |
| 2nd singular | forhergast | forhergodest |
| 3rd singular | forhergaþ | forhergode |
| Plural | forhergiaþ | forhergodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | forhergiġe | forhergode |
| Plural | forhergiġen | forhergoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | forhergian |
| Inflected infinitive | forhergienne |
| Imperative singular | forherga |
| Imperative plural | forhergiaþ |
| Present participle | forhergiende |
| Past participle | forhergod |
All forms (14)
Etymology
From for- + hergian. Cognate with Old High German farheriōn, German verheeren.
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