Participles
| Present | fordōnde |
| Past | fordōn |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | fordō |
| 2nd sing. | fordēst |
| 3rd sing. | fordēþ |
| 1st plur. | fordōþ |
| 2nd plur. | fordōþ |
| 3rd plur. | fordōþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | fordyde |
| 2nd sing. | fordydest |
| 3rd sing. | fordyde |
| 1st plur. | fordydon |
| 2nd plur. | fordydon |
| 3rd plur. | fordydon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | fordō |
| 2nd sing. | fordō |
| 3rd sing. | fordō |
| 1st plur. | fordōn |
| 2nd plur. | fordōn |
| 3rd plur. | fordōn |
Past
| 1st sing. | fordyde |
| 2nd sing. | fordyde |
| 3rd sing. | fordyde |
| 1st plur. | fordyden |
| 2nd plur. | fordyden |
| 3rd plur. | fordyden |
Imperative
| Singular | fordō |
| Plural | fordōþ |
Verbs similar to 'fordon'
forfon,
forefon,
forgan,
forseon,
forteon,
fuldon,
oferdon,
ondon,
bedon,
borian,
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fradōną (“to do away with”), equivalent to for- + dōn. Cognate with Old Saxon fardōn.
Sample Sentences
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late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint George, Martyr"
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...Ġehȳr nū god ælmihtiġ þīnes ðēowan bene, and þās earman ānlīcnyssa mid ealle fordō... (...Hear now, God Almighty, thy servant's prayer, and utterly destroy these miserable images,...)
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1846, Benjamin Thorpe (editor), Þā Hālgan Godspel on Englisc, Matheuses Ġerecednys, 10:21
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Sōðlīċe brōðer sylþ his brōðer tō dēaþe, and fæder his sunu, and bearn arīsaþ onġēn māgas, and tō dēaþe hiġ fordōð.
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Forsooth brother delivers his brother to death, as the father does his son, and children arise against kinsmen and put them to death.
Cognates
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