forgnagan

Old English

Etymology

From for- +‎ gnagan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /forˈɡnɑ.ɡɑn/, [forˈɡnɑ.ɣɑn]

Verb

forgnagan

  1. to gnaw or eat up, gnaw away
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Þæt eahtoðe wīte wæs, þæt gærstapan oferēodon eall þæt land swilċe swā næfre ǣrðan nǣron, ne eft næfre ne ġewurðað; and hī forgnogon swā hwæt swā sē hagol belǣfde, oððe on trēowum oððe on ōðrum wæstmum.
      The eight plague was that locusts overran the entire land as they never had before, and never wood again; they gnawed up anything that the hail had left, either on trees or on other plants.

Conjugation

Conjugation of forgnagan (strong, class VI)
infinitive forgnagan forgnagenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular forgnage forgnōg, forgnōh
second person singular forgnæġst forgnōge
third person singular forgnæġþ forgnōg, forgnōh
plural forgnagaþ forgnōgon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular forgnage forgnōge
plural forgnagen forgnōgen
imperative
singular forgnag, forgnah
plural forgnagaþ
participle present past
forgnagende forgnæġen, forgnagen

Descendants

  • Middle English: forgnawen, forgnauen
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