forcweþan

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *frakweþaną, equivalent to for- +‎ cweþan.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

forcweþan

  1. to rebuke, reprove, upbraid; berate; chide; scold (someone)
  2. to refuse, decline to do; forbear

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of forcweþan (strong class 5)
infinitive forcweþan forcweþenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular forcweþe forcwæþ
second person singular forcwist forcwǣde
third person singular forcwiþþ, forcwiþ forcwæþ
plural forcweþaþ forcwǣdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular forcweþe forcwǣde
plural forcweþen forcwǣden
imperative
singular forcweþ
plural forcweþaþ
participle present past
forcweþende forcweden

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: forquethen
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