forgietan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fragetaną, equivalent to for- +‎ ġietan. Cognate with Old Frisian forjeta (West Frisian ferjitte), Old Saxon fargetan (Low German vergeten), Old Dutch fargetan (Dutch vergeten), Old High German firgezzan, vergezzen (German vergessen).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /forˈjiy̯tɑn/, /forˈjetɑn/

Verb

forġietan

(West Saxon) to forget

Conjugation

Conjugation of forġietan (strong class 5)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	forġietan	tō forġietanne
1st-person singular	forġiete	forġeat
2nd-person singular	forġietest	forġēate
3rd-person singular	forġiet, forġiett	forġeat
plural	forġietaþ	forġēaton
subjunctive	present	past
singular	forġiete	forġēate
plural	forġieten	forġēaten
imperative
singular	forġiet
plural	forġietaþ
participle	present	past
	forġietende	forġieten

Descendants

Middle English: forgeten, forgiten, forȝeten, forȝiten
- Scots: foryet, forget
- English: forget, foryete

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