forealdian
Appearance
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *fraaldōn, variant of *fraaldēn, equivalent to for- + ealdian. Compare Middle Low German voralden, vörōlden, Old High German firaltēn.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]forealdian
- to grow or wax old, become old
- (of living things) to grow weak with age
- (of dead matter) to get worn out with long use, decay through being kept to long
- (of time) to run out, expire
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of forealdian (weak class 2)
infinitive | forealdian | forealdienne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | forealdiġe | forealdode |
second person singular | forealdast | forealdodest |
third person singular | forealdaþ | forealdode |
plural | forealdiaþ | forealdodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | forealdiġe | forealdode |
plural | forealdiġen | forealdoden |
imperative | ||
singular | forealda | |
plural | forealdiaþ | |
participle | present | past |
forealdiende | forealdod |
Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: forealdien, forolden; forolded (past participle)
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “forealdian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.