foreceorfan

Old English

Etymology

From fore- +‎ ċeorfan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fo.reˈt͡ʃe͜or.fɑn/, [fo.reˈt͡ʃe͜orˠ.vɑn]

Verb

foreċeorfan

1. to cut off the front of

Conjugation

Conjugation of foreċeorfan (strong class 3)

infinitive	foreċeorfan	foreċeorfenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	foreċeorfe	foreċearf
second person singular	foreċierfst	forecurfe
third person singular	foreċierfþ	foreċearf
plural	foreċeorfaþ	forecurfon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	foreċeorfe	forecurfe
plural	foreċeorfen	forecurfen
imperative
singular	foreċeorf
plural	foreċeorfaþ
participle	present	past
	foreċeorfende	forecorfen

Derived terms

• foreċeorfend (“a fore-cutter, foretooth”)

References

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