forsittan
Old English
Etymology
From for- + sittan.
Verb
forsittan
- To delay, defer, obstruct, besiege.
- To mis-sit, be absent from, neglect.
- (transitive) To lose by sitting, fail to go and do, stop up.
- (intransitive) To remain unmoved.
Conjugation
Conjugation of forsittan (strong class 5)
| infinitive | forsittan | tō forsittanne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | forsitte | forsæt |
| 2nd-person singular | forsitst | forsǣte |
| 3rd-person singular | forsitt | forsæt |
| plural | forsittaþ | forsǣton |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | forsitte | forsǣte |
| plural | forsitten | forsǣten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | forsite | |
| plural | forsittaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| forsittende | forseten | |
Descendants
- Middle English: forsitten
References
- forsittan in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary