forniman
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *franemaną. Equivalent to for- + niman. Cognate with Old Saxon farniman, Old High German firneman. More at nim.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]forniman
- to take away, plunder, waste, ransack
- 10th century, The Wanderer:
- Wōriað þā wīnsalo; · waldend liċġað
drēame bidrorene; · duguþ eal ġecrong,
wlonc bī wealle. · Sume wīġ fornōm,- The wine-halls ramble; lords lie still,
deprived of mirth; army completely perished,
proud by the wall. The war took away some men,
- The wine-halls ramble; lords lie still,
- to take hold of, seize, do away with; fordo
- to consume; fret, devour
- to destroy
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"
- Marus ġemētte ænne man eft sē wæs yfele ġetawod and hine ǣt se cancor and his weleres wǣron āwlǣtte mid ealle and ēac his nosu fornumen mid āttre...
- Again Maurus found a man who was evilly stricken, and a cancer was eating him, and his lips were rendered loathsome thereby, and likewise his nose destroyed by the poison;...
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of forniman (strong class 4)
| infinitive | forniman | fornimenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | fornime | fornōm |
| second person singular | fornimest, fornimst | fornōme |
| third person singular | fornimeþ, fornimþ | fornōm |
| plural | fornimaþ | fornōmon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | fornime | fornōme |
| plural | fornimen | fornōmen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | fornim | |
| plural | fornimaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| fornimende | fornumen | |
Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: fornimen