forgieman

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to for- +‎ ġīeman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /forˈji͜yː.mɑn/

Verb

forġīeman

1. to neglect
2. to pass by
3. to transgress

Usage notes

Forġīeman takes an object in the accusative case, unlike the unprefixed ġīeman, which almost always takes a genitive object.

Conjugation

Conjugation of forġīeman (weak class 1)

infinitive	forġīeman	forġīemenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	forġīeme	forġīemde
second person singular	forġīemest, forġīemst	forġīemdest
third person singular	forġīemeþ, forġīemþ	forġīemde
plural	forġīemaþ	forġīemdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	forġīeme	forġīemde
plural	forġīemen	forġīemden
imperative
singular	forġīem
plural	forġīemaþ
participle	present	past
	forġīemende	forġīemed

Related terms

• forġīemednes f (“neglect”)

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “FORĠȲMAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.