forjætte
Danish
Etymology
From for- and Old Danish iate, iætte (“to promise”), from Old Norse játta, játta, from Proto-Germanic *ja(h?)atjaną (“to assent”), cognate with Norwegian jatte, Old English ġēatan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɔrjɛtə/, [fʌˈjɛd̥ə]
Verb
forjætte (past tense forjættede, past participle forjættet)
- (archaic) to promise
- especially in the Biblical expression det forjættede land (“the promised land”)
Inflection
Inflection of forjætte
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| simple | forjætter | forjættede |
| perfect | har forjættet | havde forjættet |
| passive | forjættes | forjættedes |
| participle | forjættende | forjættet |
| imperative | forjæt | — |
| infinitive | forjætte | — |
| auxiliary verb | have | — |
| gerund | forjætten | — |
Derived terms
- forjættelse
References
- “forjætte” in Den Danske Ordbog