forgieman

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to for- +‎ ġīeman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /forˈji͜yː.mɑn/

Verb

forġīeman

1. to neglect [with accusative]
2. to pass by [with accusative]
3. to transgress [with accusative]

Usage notes

Forġīeman does not take an object in the genitive case, unlike the unprefixed form ġīeman.

Conjugation

Conjugation of forġīeman (weak, class 1)

infinitive	forġīeman	forġīemenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	forġīeme	forġīemde
second person singular	forġīemest, forġīemst	forġīemdest
third person singular	forġīemeþ, forġīemþ	forġīemde
plural	forġīemaþ	forġīemdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	forġīeme	forġīemde
plural	forġīemen	forġīemden
imperative
singular	forġīem
plural	forġīemaþ
participle	present	past
	forġīemende	forġīemed

Related terms

• forġīemednes f (“neglect”)

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “FORĠȲMAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.