Old English · verb
forseoþan
Normalised forsēoþan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class II
- IPA
- /forˈse͜oː.θɑn/[forˈse͜oː.ðɑn]
- Syllables
- for · ˈse͜oː · θɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- consumedboil
Meaning
-
to boil away
-
to be consumed by affliction
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | forsēoþe | forsēaþ |
| 2nd singular | forsīest | forsude |
| 3rd singular | forsīeþþforsīeþ | forsēaþ |
| Plural | forsēoþaþ | forsudon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | forsēoþe | forsude |
| Plural | forsēoþen | forsuden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | forsēoþan |
| Inflected infinitive | forsēoþenne |
| Imperative singular | forsēoþ |
| Imperative plural | forsēoþaþ |
| Present participle | forsēoþende |
| Past participle | forsoden |
All forms (15)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *fraseuþan, equivalent to for- + sēoþan. Cognate with Old High German firsiodan (German versieden).
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