fordwynen
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English fordwīnan; from Proto-Germanic *fra- (“for-”), *dwīnaną (“to disappear, dwindle”), from Proto-Indo-European *dgʷhey- (“to disappear, die”), equivalent to for- + dwynen. Cognate with Dutch verdwijnen (“to disappear, vanish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɔrˈdwiːnən/
Conjugation
Conjugation of fordwynen (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) fordwynen, fordwyne | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | fordwyne | fordwyned | |
| 2nd-person singular | fordwynest | fordwynedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | fordwyneth | fordwyned | |
| subjunctive singular | fordwyne | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | fordwynen, fordwyne | fordwyneden, fordwynede | |
| imperative plural | fordwyneth, fordwyne | — | |
| participles | fordwynynge, fordwynende | fordwyned | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “fordwīnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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