forsceadan

Old English

Alternative forms

• forsċādan

Etymology

From for- +‎ sċeādan. Cognate with Old High German firskeidan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /forˈʃɑː.dɑn/
• IPA^(key): /forˈʃæ͜ɑː.dɑn/

Verb

forsċeādan or forsċēadan

1. to scatter, disperse; scatter away

Conjugation

Conjugation of forsċeādan (strong class 7)

infinitive	forsċeādan	forsċeādenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	forsċeāde	forsċēd, forsċēad
second person singular	forsċēatst	forsċēde, forsċēade
third person singular	forsċēatt, forsċēat	forsċēd, forsċēad
plural	forsċeādaþ	forsċēdon, forsċēadon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	forsċeāde	forsċēde, forsċēade
plural	forsċeāden	forsċēden, forsċēaden
imperative
singular	forsċeād
plural	forsċeādaþ
participle	present	past
	forsċeādende	forsċeāden

Conjugation of forsċēadan (strong class 7)

infinitive	forsċēadan	forsċēadenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	forsċēade	forsċēd, forsċēad
second person singular	forsċēatst	forsċēde, forsċēade
third person singular	forsċēatt, forsċēat	forsċēd, forsċēad
plural	forsċēadaþ	forsċēdon, forsċēadon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	forsċēade	forsċēde, forsċēade
plural	forsċēaden	forsċēden, forsċēaden
imperative
singular	forsċēad
plural	forsċēadaþ
participle	present	past
	forsċēadende	forsċēaden

Descendants

• Middle English: forsceden, forscheden, forsheden

References

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