forfon

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to for- +‎ fōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /forˈfoːn/

Verb

forfōn

1. to take as forfeit
2. to take away unexpectedly or violently
3. to arrest

Conjugation

Conjugation of forfōn (strong class 7)

infinitive	forfōn	forfōnne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	forfō	forfēng
second person singular	forfēhst	forfēnge
third person singular	forfēhþ	forfēng
plural	forfōþ	forfēngon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	forfō	forfēnge
plural	forfōn	forfēngen
imperative
singular	forfōh
plural	forfōþ
participle	present	past
	forfōnde	forfangen

References

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