forþgan
Old English
Etymology
From forþ- + gān.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /forθˈɡɑːn/, [forˠðˈɡɑːn]
Verb
forþgān
- to go forth, proceed, go or pass by
- And ða he forþeode, he ȝeseah Leuin Alphei sittende æt hys cepsetle, and he cƿæþ to him. Folȝa me. Ða aras he and folȝode him.
- And as He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the custom booth, and said unto him, “Follow Me.” And he arose and followed Him.
- Sceadu forþeode wann under wolcnum (Rood Kmbl. 108; Kr. 54.)
- Shadows passed [by] when under clouds
- Hīe ēodon ūt fram ūs, ac hīe ne ȝelumpon ūs; for þȳ þe ȝif hīe hæfden ȝelumpen ūs, þonne hīe scolden hīe ȝīet ȝanȝan mid ūs: ac hīe forþēodon, sƿā þæt hīe mihten ƿesan ætīeƿed þæt hoera nǣniȝ ȝelimpþ ūs.
- They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
- And ða he forþeode, he ȝeseah Leuin Alphei sittende æt hys cepsetle, and he cƿæþ to him. Folȝa me. Ða aras he and folȝode him.
Conjugation
Conjugation of forþgān (irregular)
| infinitive | forþgān | forþgānne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | forþgā | forþēode |
| second person singular | forþgǣst | forþēodest |
| third person singular | forþgǣþ | forþēode |
| plural | forþgāþ | forþēodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | forþgā | forþēode |
| plural | forþgān | forþēoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | forþgā | |
| plural | forþgāþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| forþgānde | forþgān | |
Descendants
- Middle English: forthgon
- English: forthgo
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “forþgán”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.