forhtian

Old English

Alternative forms

• forhtiġan, forhtiġean, forhteġean

Etymology

From forht +‎ -ian. Akin to Old Saxon forhtian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈforx.ti.ɑn/, [ˈforˠx.ti.ɑn]

Verb

forhtian

1. (intransitive) to be afraid, to tremble
2. (transitive) to fear, to dread

Conjugation

Conjugation of forhtian (weak class 2)

infinitive	forhtian	forhtienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	forhtiġe	forhtode
second person singular	forhtast	forhtodest
third person singular	forhtaþ	forhtode
plural	forhtiaþ	forhtodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	forhtiġe	forhtode
plural	forhtiġen	forhtoden
imperative
singular	forhta
plural	forhtiaþ
participle	present	past
	forhtiende	forhtod

Synonyms

• fyrhtan
• ondrǣdan

Derived terms

• āforhtian
• beforhtian
• onforhtian

Related terms

• forht (“fearful, afraid, timid”)
• forhtiġ (“timid, abashed”)

References

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

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *furhtijan, from Proto-Germanic *furhtijaną. Akin to Old English fyrhtan.

Verb

forhtian

1. to fear, to shy away from

Conjugation

Conjugation of forhtian (weak class 1)

infinitive	forhtian
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	forhtiu	forhtida
2nd person singular	forhtis	forhtides
3rd person singular	forhtid	forhtida
plural	forhtiad	forhtidun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	forhtie	forhtidi
2nd person singular	forhties	forhtidis
3rd person singular	forhtie	forhtidi
plural	forhtien	forhtidin
imperative	present
singular	forhti
plural	forhtiad
participle	present	past
	forhtiandi	giforhtid, forhtid

Derived terms

• aforhtian
• andforthian