Reconstruction:Old English/feortan

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fertan, from Proto-Germanic *fertaną, from Proto-Indo-European *perd-.

• Germanic cognates: Old High German ferzan (German furzen), Old Norse freta (Swedish fjärta).
• Indo-European cognates: Ancient Greek πέρδομαι (pérdomai), Russian перде́ть (perdétʹ), Lithuanian pérsti, Welsh rhech.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfe͜or.tɑn/, [ˈfe͜orˠ.tɑn]

Verb

*feortan

1. to fart

Conjugation

Conjugation of feortan (strong class 3)

infinitive	feortan	feortenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	feorte	feart
second person singular	fierst, fiertst	furte
third person singular	fiert	feart
plural	feortaþ	furton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	feorte	furte
plural	feorten	furten
imperative
singular	feort
plural	feortaþ
participle	present	past
	feortende	(ġe)forten

Derived terms

• feorting

Descendants

• Middle English: verten, ferten, farten
  • English: fart
  • Scots: fart