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Old English · verb

forteon

Normalised fortēon

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class II
IPA
/forˈte͜oːn/
Syllables
for · ˈte͜oːn (2 syllables)
Modern English
seduceforleadgripemislead

Meaning

  1. to draw away, seduce; forlead, mislead

  2. to pull and hurt, gripe

  3. to pull in the way of, cover up, obscure

Conjugation

Conjugation of forteon
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular fortēofortēah
2nd singular fortīehstfortuge
3rd singular fortīehþfortēah
Plural fortēoþfortugon
Subjunctive
Singular fortēofortuge
Plural fortēonfortugen
Non-finite forms of forteon
Form
Infinitive fortēon
Inflected infinitive fortēonne
Imperative singular fortēoh
Imperative plural fortēoþ
Present participle fortēonde
Past participle fortogen

All forms (13)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *frateuhan, equivalent to for- + tēon. Cognate with Old High German farziohan.

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