forbeodan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *furibeudaną, equivalent to for- + bēodan. Cognate with Old High German firbiotan (German verbieten), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (faurbiudan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /forˈbe͜oː.dɑn/

Verb

forbēodan

  1. to forbid, prohibit, ban
  2. to restrain or stop, prevent the action of

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: forbeoden, forbeden, vorbeoden, verbeode, forboden, forbuden, forbiden, forbidden
    • English: forbid
    • Scots: forbede, forbeid, forbid, forbyd
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