forhtian
Old English
Alternative forms
- forhtiġan, forhtiġean, forhteġean
Etymology
From forht + -ian. Akin to Old Saxon forhtian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈforx.ti.ɑn/, [ˈforˠx.ti.ɑn]
Verb
forhtian
Conjugation
Conjugation of forhtian (weak, class 2)
| infinitive | forhtian | forhtienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | forhtiġe | forhtode |
| second person singular | forhtast | forhtodest |
| third person singular | forhtaþ | forhtode |
| plural | forhtiaþ | forhtodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | forhtiġe | forhtode |
| plural | forhtiġen | forhtoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | forhta | |
| plural | forhtiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| forhtiende | forhtod | |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- āforhtian
- beforhtian
- onforhtian
Related terms
- forht (“fearful, afraid, timid”)
- forhtiġ (“timid, abashed”)
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “forhtian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *furhtijan, from Proto-Germanic *furhtijaną. Akin to Old English fyrhtan.
Verb
forhtian
- to fear, to shy away from
Conjugation
Conjugation of forhtian (weak class 1)
| infinitive | forhtian | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | forhtiu | forhtida |
| 2nd person singular | forhtis | forhtides |
| 3rd person singular | forhtid | forhtida |
| plural | forhtiad | forhtidun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | forhtie | forhtidi |
| 2nd person singular | forhties | forhtidis |
| 3rd person singular | forhtie | forhtidi |
| plural | forhtien | forhtidin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | forhti | |
| plural | forhtiad | |
| participle | present | past |
| forhtiandi | giforhtid, forhtid | |
Derived terms
- aforhtian
- andforthian