forfon

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to for- +‎ fōn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /forˈfoːn/

Verb

forfōn

  1. to take as forfeit
  2. to take away unexpectedly or violently
  3. to arrest

Conjugation
Conjugation of forfōn (strong class 7)
infinitive forfōn forfōnne
indicative present past
1st-person singular forfō forfēng
2nd-person singular forfēhst forfēnge
3rd-person singular forfēhþ forfēng
plural forfōþ forfēngon
subjunctive present past
singular forfō forfēnge
plural forfōn forfēngen
imperative
singular forfōh
plural forfōþ
participle present past
forfōnde forfangen

References
  • FORFŌN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
  • FORFŌN supplemental input in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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