forgietan
Old English
Alternative forms
- forġitan, forġytan – Late West Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *fragetan, equivalent to for- + ġietan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /forˈji͜y.tɑn/
Verb
forġietan (West Saxon)
- (with genitive or accusative) to forget
- c. 900, The Consolation of Philosophy
- Þū hæfst þāra wǣpna tō hraðe forġieten þe iċ þē ǣr sealde.
- You have too quickly forgotten the weapons that I gave you.
- late 10th century, Lambeth Psalter, Psalm 102:4
- Iċ forġeat tō etenne mīnne hlāf.
- I forgot to eat my bread.
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 16:5
- Þā his leornungcneohtas cōmon ofer þone mūðan, hīe forġēaton þæt hīe hlāfas nāmen.
- When the disciples reached the other side of the river, they had forgotten to bring any bread.
- c. 900, The Consolation of Philosophy
Conjugation
Conjugation of forġietan (strong class 5)
| infinitive | forġietan | forġietenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | forġiete | forġeat |
| second person singular | forġietst | forġēate |
| third person singular | forġiett, forġiet | forġeat |
| plural | forġietaþ | forġēaton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | forġiete | forġēate |
| plural | forġieten | forġēaten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | forġiet | |
| plural | forġietaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| forġietende | forġeten | |
Descendants
- Middle English: forʒeten, forʒiten, forʒuten, forgeten, forgetten, forgitten (influenced by Old Norse geta)
- English: forget, foryete
- Scots: forget, forgit, forgett, foirgett, foryet, foryat, furyatt