forcweþan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *frakweþaną, equivalent to for- + cweþan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /forˈkwe.θɑn/, [forˈkwe.ðɑn]

Verb

forcweþan

  1. to rebuke, reprove, upbraid; berate; chide; scold (someone)
  2. to refuse, decline to do; forbear

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: forquethen
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