forseon
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Equivalent to for- + sēon. Cognate with Old High German firsehan. See for-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]forsēon
- to despise
- to reject
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
- Fiaminius sē consul forsēah þā sæġene þe þā hlyttan him sædon...
- The consul Flaminius rejected the predictions that the diviners had told him...
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of forsēon (strong class 5)
| infinitive | forsēon | forsēonne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | forsēo | forseah |
| second person singular | forsiehst | forsāwe |
| third person singular | forsiehþ | forseah |
| plural | forsēoþ | forsāwon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | forsēo | forsāwe |
| plural | forsēon | forsāwen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | forseoh | |
| plural | forsēoþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| forsēonde | forsewen | |
Derived terms
[edit]- forsewennes (“contempt”)
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “forseon”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.