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Old English · verb

tocweþan

Normalised tōcweþan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class V
IPA
/toːˈkwe.θɑn/
[toːˈkwe.ðɑn]
Syllables
toː · ˈkwe · θɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
forbid

Meaning

  1. to forbid

Conjugation

Conjugation of tocweþan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular tōcweþetōcwæþ
2nd singular tōcwisttōcwǣde
3rd singular tōcwiþþtōcwiþtōcwæþ
Plural tōcweþaþtōcwǣdon
Subjunctive
Singular tōcweþetōcwǣde
Plural tōcweþentōcwǣden
Non-finite forms of tocweþan
Form
Infinitive tōcweþan
Inflected infinitive tōcweþenne
Imperative singular tōcweþ
Imperative plural tōcweþaþ
Present participle tōcweþende
Past participle tōcweden

All forms (15)

Etymology

Equivalent to tō- + cweþan.

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