forseoþan

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From for- +‎ sēoþan. Cognate with Old High German farsiotan (German versieden).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /forˈse͜oː.θɑn/, [forˈse͜oː.ðɑn]

Verb[edit]

forsēoþan

  1. to boil away
  2. to be consumed by affliction

Conjugation[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: forsethen, forseothen