forswiþan

Old English

Etymology

From for- +‎ swīþan.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

forswīþan

1. to overcome

Conjugation

Conjugation of forswīþan (weak class 1)

infinitive	forswīþan	forswīþenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	forswīþe	forswīþde
second person singular	forswīþest, forswīst	forswīþdest
third person singular	forswīþeþ, forswīþþ, forswīþ	forswīþde
plural	forswīþaþ	forswīþdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	forswīþe	forswīþde
plural	forswīþen	forswīþden
imperative
singular	forswīþ
plural	forswīþaþ
participle	present	past
	forswīþende	forswīþed

References

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