foresecgan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *furaisagjaną. Equivalent to fore- +‎ seċġan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fo.reˈsej.jɑn/, [fo.reˈsed.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb

foreseċġan

  1. to say beforehand, foretell, predict, prophesy
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Þā æt nēxtan forlēt Pharao Israhela folc of his earde siðian mid miċċlum ǣhtum, and God ġesette ðone foresǣdan Moysen his folce tō heretogan, and his broðer Aaron tō sacerde; and hī lǣddon þæt folce tō ðǣre Rēadan sǣ mid miċelre fyrdinge, þæt wǣron six hund þūsenda wīgendra manna, buton wīfum and ċildum.
      Then at last Pharaoh allowed the people of Israel to leave his land with much livestock, and God appointed the aforementioned Moses as the leader of his people, and his brother Aaron as priest; and they led the people to the Red Sea with a great host, which numbered six hundred thousand warriors, not counting women and children.
  2. to proclaim, announce, pronounce, declare

Conjugation

Conjugation of foreseċġan (weak, class 3)
infinitive foreseċġan foreseċġenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular foreseċġe foresæġde
second person singular foresæġst foresæġdest
third person singular foresæġþ foresæġde
plural foreseċġaþ foresæġdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular foreseċġe foresæġde
plural foreseċġen foresæġden
imperative
singular foresæġe
plural foreseċġaþ
participle present past
foreseċġende foresæġd

Descendants

  • Middle English: *foresayen
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