forseon – Old English verb conjugation

Old English verb forms of forseon

Infinitive

forsēon
forsēonne

Participles

Presentforsēonde
Pastforsewen

Indicative

Present

1st sing.forsēo
2nd sing.forsiehst
3rd sing.forsiehþ
1st plur.forsēoþ
2nd plur.forsēoþ
3rd plur.forsēoþ

Past

1st sing.forseah
2nd sing.forsāwe
3rd sing.forseah
1st plur.forsāwon
2nd plur.forsāwon
3rd plur.forsāwon

Subjunctive

Present

1st sing.forsēo
2nd sing.forsēo
3rd sing.forsēo
1st plur.forsēon
2nd plur.forsēon
3rd plur.forsēon

Past

1st sing.forsāwe
2nd sing.forsāwe
3rd sing.forsāwe
1st plur.forsāwen
2nd plur.forsāwen
3rd plur.forsāwen

Imperative

Singularforseoh
Pluralforsēoþ

Verbs conjugated like 'forseon'

þurhseon, ymbseon, oferseon, foreseon, beseon, forseon,

Etymology

Equivalent to for- + sēon. Cognate with Old High German firsehan. See for-. See: Old High German 'firsehan'.

Sample Sentences

  • 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...)

Cognates

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