forslawian

Old English

Etymology

From for- +‎ slāwian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /forˈslɑː.wi.ɑn/

Verb

forslāwian

1. to be slow or unwilling, lose by sloth, neglect through laziness

Conjugation

Conjugation of forslāwian (weak class 2)

infinitive	forslāwian	forslāwienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	forslāwiġe	forslāwode
second person singular	forslāwast	forslāwodest
third person singular	forslāwaþ	forslāwode
plural	forslāwiaþ	forslāwodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	forslāwiġe	forslāwode
plural	forslāwiġen	forslāwoden
imperative
singular	forslāwa
plural	forslāwiaþ
participle	present	past
	forslāwiende	forslāwod

Descendants

• Middle English: forslowen
  • English: forslow

References

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