Participles
| Present | forgānde |
| Past | forgān |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | forgā |
| 2nd sing. | forgǣst |
| 3rd sing. | forgǣþ |
| 1st plur. | forgāþ |
| 2nd plur. | forgāþ |
| 3rd plur. | forgāþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | forēode |
| 2nd sing. | forēodest |
| 3rd sing. | forēode |
| 1st plur. | forēodon |
| 2nd plur. | forēodon |
| 3rd plur. | forēodon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | forgā |
| 2nd sing. | forgā |
| 3rd sing. | forgā |
| 1st plur. | forgān |
| 2nd plur. | forgān |
| 3rd plur. | forgān |
Past
| 1st sing. | forēode |
| 2nd sing. | forēode |
| 3rd sing. | forēode |
| 1st plur. | forēoden |
| 2nd plur. | forēoden |
| 3rd plur. | forēoden |
Imperative
| Singular | forgā |
| Plural | forgāþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'forgan'
ymbgan,
undergan,
þurhgan,
ofergan,
began,
ingan,
ofgan,
upgan,
forgan,
foregan,
forþgan,
wiþgan,
Verbs similar to 'forgan'
foregan,
forþgan,
beorgan,
borgian,
borian,
byrgan,
fægan,
færan,
faran,
fegan,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *fragān, equivalent to for- + gān. Cognate with Old High German firgān.
Sample Sentences
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Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
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Nū is ūs ālȳfed, þurh lārēowa ealdordōm, þæt wē dæġhwomlice, on þyssere lenctenlīċan tīde, ūre līchaman ġerēordiġan mid forhæfednysse, and sȳfernysse, and clǣnnysse. Stuntlīċe fæst sē lenctenlīċ fæsten seðe on ðisum clǣnum tīman hine sylfne mid gālnysse befȳld. Unrihtlīċ bið þæt sē crīstena mann flǣsċlīċe lustas ġefremme on ðām tīman þe hē flæsċmettas forgān sċeal. (Now it is permitted to us, through the authority of teachers, that we feed our bodies with restraint, moderation, and modesty every day of this Lenten tide. He who performs the Lenten fast while defiling himself with lust does so foolishly. It is wicked for a Christian to indulge in carnal lusts during the time he should forgo meats.)
Cognates
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