forewritan

Old English

Alternative forms

• foreƿrītan — wynn spelling

Etymology

From fore- +‎ wrītan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fo.reˈwriː.tɑn/

Verb

forewrītan

1. to proscribe, banish

Conjugation

Conjugation of forewrītan (strong class 1)

infinitive	forewrītan	forewrītenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	forewrīte	forewrāt
second person singular	forewrītst	forewrite
third person singular	forewrītt, forewrīt	forewrāt
plural	forewrītaþ	forewriton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	forewrīte	forewrite
plural	forewrīten	forewriten
imperative
singular	forewrīt
plural	forewrītaþ
participle	present	past
	forewrītende	forewriten

Descendants

• Middle English: fore-writen
  • English: forewrite

References

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