forcyþan

Old English

Etymology

By surface analysis, for- +‎ cȳþan (“to declare, state, make known”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /forˈkyː.θɑn/, [forˈkyː.ðɑn]

Verb

forcȳþan

1. to surpass in knowledge

Conjugation

Conjugation of forcȳþan (weak class 1)

infinitive	forcȳþan	forcȳþenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	forcȳþe	forcȳþde
second person singular	forcȳþest, forcȳst	forcȳþdest
third person singular	forcȳþeþ, forcȳþþ, forcȳþ	forcȳþde
plural	forcȳþaþ	forcȳþdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	forcȳþe	forcȳþde
plural	forcȳþen	forcȳþden
imperative
singular	forcȳþ
plural	forcȳþaþ
participle	present	past
	forcȳþende	forcȳþed

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “for-cýðan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.