forgietan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fragetan, equivalent to for- +‎ ġietan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /forˈji͜y.tɑn/

Verb

forġietan (West Saxon)

  1. (with genitive or accusative) to forget
    • c. 900, The Consolation of Philosophy
      Þū hæfst þāra wǣpna tō hraðe forġieten þe iċ þē ǣr sealde.
      You have too quickly forgotten the weapons that I gave you.
    • late 10th century, Lambeth Psalter, Psalm 102:4
      Iċ forġeat tō etenne mīnne hlāf.
      I forgot to eat my bread.
    • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 16:5
      Þā his leornungcneohtas cōmon ofer þone mūðan, hīe forġēaton þæt hīe hlāfas nāmen.
      When the disciples reached the other side of the river, they had forgotten to bring any bread.

Conjugation
Conjugation of forġietan (strong class 5)
infinitive forġietan forġietenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular forġiete forġeat
second person singular forġietst forġēate
third person singular forġiett, forġiet forġeat
plural forġietaþ forġēaton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular forġiete forġēate
plural forġieten forġēaten
imperative
singular forġiet
plural forġietaþ
participle present past
forġietende forġeten
  • forġytel

Descendants
  • Middle English: forʒeten, forʒiten, forʒuten, forgeten, forgetten, forgitten (influenced by Old Norse geta)
    • English: forget, foryete
    • Scots: forget, forgit, forgett, foirgett, foryet, foryat, furyatt
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