forhatan
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /forˈxɑː.tɑn/, [forˈhɑː.tɑn]
Verb
forhātan
- to promise or vow not to do
- to renounce, forswear
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
- Ne lyst mē nāwiht ðāra metta þe ic forhātan habbe, ac mē lyst ðāra þe ic getiohhod habbe tō ætanne, ðonne ic hī gesēo.
- I desire none of those meats which I have renounced; I desire those which I have thought right to eat, when I see them.
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
- to declare criminal, outlaw, forbid
Conjugation
Conjugation of forhātan (strong class 7)
| infinitive | forhātan | forhātenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | forhāte | forhēt, forhēht |
| second person singular | forhǣtst | forhēte, forhēhte |
| third person singular | forhǣtt, forhǣt | forhēt, forhēht |
| plural | forhātaþ | forhēton, forhēhton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | forhāte | forhēte, forhēhte |
| plural | forhāten | forhēten, forhēhten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | forhāt | |
| plural | forhātaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| forhātende | forhāten | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “FORHĀTAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “FORHĀTAN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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