forgnagan
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]forgnagan
- to gnaw or eat up, gnaw away
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
- Þæt eahtoðe wīte wæs, þæt gærstapan oferēodon eall þæt land swilċe swā næfre ǣrðan nǣron, ne eft næfre ne ġewurðað; and hī forgnogon swā hwæt swā sē hagol belǣfde, oððe on trēowum oððe on ōðrum wæstmum.
- The eight plague was that locusts overran the entire land as they never had before, and never wood again; they gnawed up anything that the hail had left, either on trees or on other plants.
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of forgnagan (strong class 6)
| infinitive | forgnagan | forgnagenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | forgnage | forgnōg, forgnōh |
| second person singular | forgnæġst | forgnōge |
| third person singular | forgnæġþ | forgnōg, forgnōh |
| plural | forgnagaþ | forgnōgon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | forgnage | forgnōge |
| plural | forgnagen | forgnōgen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | forgnag, forgnah | |
| plural | forgnagaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| forgnagende | forgnæġen, forgnagen | |