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forfreten

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From for- +‎ freten (to eat (at)); compare West Frisian forfrette (to eat up, devour), German verfressen (greedy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɔrˈfrɛːtən/, /fɔrˈfræːtən/

Verb

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forfreten (third-person singular simple present forfreteth, present participle forfretynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative forfrat, past participle forfreten)

  1. To devour or eat up.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of forfreten (strong class 5)
infinitive (to) forfreten, forfrete
present tense past tense
1st-person singular forfrete forfrat
2nd-person singular forfretest forfrete, forfrat
3rd-person singular forfreteth forfrat
subjunctive singular forfrete forfrete1
imperative singular
plural2 forfreten, forfrete forfreten, forfrete
imperative plural forfreteth, forfrete
participles forfretynge, forfretende forfreten, forfrete

1 Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

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