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Old English · verb

forseon

Normalised forsēon

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 5 Anglian
IPA
/forˈse͜oːn/
Syllables
for · ˈse͜oːn (2 syllables)
Modern English
forseedespise

Meaning

  1. to despise

  2. to reject

    Fiaminius sē consul forsēah þā sæġene þe þā hlyttan him sædon...

    The consul Flaminius rejected the predictions that the diviners had told him...

    late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

Conjugation

Conjugation of forseon
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular forsēoforseahforsæh
2nd singular forsiehstforsīsforsē̆esforsāweforsēge
3rd singular forsiehþforsīþforsē̆eþforseahforsæh
Plural forsēoþforsāwon
Subjunctive
Singular forsēoforsē̆eforsāweforsēge
Plural forsēonforsēoþforsē̆enforsāwenforsēgunforsēgonforsēgen
Non-finite forms of forseon
Form
Infinitive forsēon
Inflected infinitive forsēonneforsēonforsē̆enne
Imperative singular forseohforseh
Imperative plural forsēoþ
Present participle forsēondeforsē̆ende
Past participle forsewenforseġen

All forms (28)

Etymology

Equivalent to for- + sēon. Cognate with Old High German firsehan. See for-.

Descendants

forsee

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