forweorþan
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- forweorðan — edh spelling
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *frawerþaną. Equivalent to for- + weorþan.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]forweorþan
- to perish
- 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5[1]:
- Frōfre ne wēne, þæt mē ġēoc cyme gūðġewinnes, ǣr iċ mid yldum eal forweorðe…
- I don't expect any consolation that I'll get help of warbattle before I would be completely perished with men…
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of forweorþan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | forweorþan | forweorþenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | forweorþe | forwearþ |
| second person singular | forwierst | forwurde |
| third person singular | forwierþþ, forwierþ | forwearþ |
| plural | forweorþaþ | forwurdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | forweorþe | forwurde |
| plural | forweorþen | forwurden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | forweorþ | |
| plural | forweorþaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| forweorþende | forworden | |
Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: forworthen
- English: forworth
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “forweorþan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.