forhatan
Old English
Etymology
Equivalent to for- + hātan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /forˈhɑːtɑn/
Verb
forhātan
- to promise or vow not to do
- to renounce, forswear
- to declare criminal, outlaw, forbid
Conjugation
Conjugation of forhātan (strong class 7)
infinitive | forhātan | tō forhātanne |
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indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | forhāte | forhēt, forheht |
2nd-person singular | forhǣtst, forhātest | forhēte, forhehte |
3rd-person singular | forhǣt, forhāteþ | forhēt, forheht |
plural | forhātaþ | forhēton, forhehton |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | forhāte | forhēte, forhehte |
plural | forhāten | forhēten, forhehten |
imperative | ||
singular | forhāt | |
plural | forhātaþ | |
participle | present | past |
forhātende | forhāten |
Further reading
- FORHĀTAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
- FORHĀTAN supplemental input in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary