forþbringan
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *forþbringan, equivalent to forþ- + bringan.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]forþbringan
- to bring forth, produce, fulfill, accomplish
Usage notes
[edit]- No strong preterite forms of this verb are attested. The rest of the preterite conjugation is borrowed from the closely related, and largely synonymous, verb forþbrenġan.
- Many instances of this verb can also be read as a phrasal verb, with forþ as a seperate word.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of forþbringan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | forþbringan | forþbringenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | forþbringe | forþbrōhte |
| second person singular | forþbringst | forþbrōhtest |
| third person singular | forþbringþ | forþbrōhte |
| plural | forþbringaþ | forþbrōhton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | forþbringe | forþbrōhte |
| plural | forþbringen | forþbrōhten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | forþbring | |
| plural | forþbringaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| forþbringende | forþbrōht | |
Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: forthbringen
- English: forthbring
- Scots: furthbring
References
[edit]- Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “E09225”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to Le
, Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.
