forecweþan

Old English

Alternative forms

• forecweðan — edh spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *furaikweþaną; equivalent to fore- +‎ cweþan.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

forecweþan

1. to foretell, predict
2. to preach

Conjugation

Conjugation of forecweþan (strong class 5)

infinitive	forecweþan	forecweþenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	forecweþe	forecwæþ
second person singular	forecwist	forecwǣde
third person singular	forecwiþþ, forecwiþ	forecwæþ
plural	forecweþaþ	forecwǣdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	forecweþe	forecwǣde
plural	forecweþen	forecwǣden
imperative
singular	forecweþ
plural	forecweþaþ
participle	present	past
	forecweþende	forecweden

Related terms

• forecwide m (“foretelling, prediction, prophecy”)

References

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