foryeten

Middle English

Alternative forms

• forȝiten, forgeten (influenced by Old Norse geta)

Etymology

From Old English forġietan, from Proto-West Germanic *fragetan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔrˈjɛːtən/, /fɔrˈjɛtən/

Verb

foryeten

1. to forget

Conjugation

Conjugation of foryeten (strong class 5/4)

infinitive	(to) foryeten, foryete
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	foryete	foryat, foryet
2nd-person singular	foryetest	foryete, foryate, foryat, foryet
3rd-person singular	foryeteth	foryat, foryet
subjunctive singular	foryete	foryete1, foryate1
imperative singular		—
plural2	foryeten, foryete	foryeten, foryete, foryaten, foryate
imperative plural	foryeteth, foryete	—
participles	foryetynge, foryetende	foryeten, foryete, foryoten, foryote

¹ Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
² Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: forget
• Scots: forget
• Yola: varreet, farreet, faryeet

References

• “foryē̆ten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.