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Old English · verb

forweorþan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/forˈwe͜or.θɑn/
[forˈwe͜orˠ.ðɑn]
Syllables
for · ˈwe͜or · θɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
forworthperish

Meaning

  1. to perish

    Frōfre ne wēne, þæt mē ġēoc cyme gūðġewinnes, ǣr iċ mid yldum eal forweorðe…

    I don't expect any consolation that I'll get help of warbattle before I would be completely perished with men…

    10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5:

Conjugation

Conjugation of forweorþan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular forweorþeforwearþ
2nd singular forwierstforwurde
3rd singular forwierþþforwierþforwearþ
Plural forweorþaþforwurdon
Subjunctive
Singular forweorþeforwurde
Plural forweorþenforwurden
Non-finite forms of forweorþan
Form
Infinitive forweorþan
Inflected infinitive forweorþenne
Imperative singular forweorþ
Imperative plural forweorþaþ
Present participle forweorþende
Past participle forworden

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *frawerþaną. Equivalent to for- + weorþan.

Descendants

forworth

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