forhatan

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to for- +‎ hātan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /forˈhɑːtɑn/

Verb

forhātan

  1. to promise or vow not to do
  2. to renounce, forswear
  3. to declare criminal, outlaw, forbid

Conjugation
Conjugation of forhātan (strong class 7)
infinitive forhātan tō forhātanne
indicative present past
1st-person singular forhāte forhēt, forheht
2nd-person singular forhǣtst, forhātest forhēte, forhehte
3rd-person singular forhǣt, forhāteþ forhēt, forheht
plural forhātaþ forhēton, forhehton
subjunctive present past
singular forhāte forhēte, forhehte
plural forhāten forhēten, forhehten
imperative
singular forhāt
plural forhātaþ
participle present past
forhātende forhāten

Further reading
  • FORHĀTAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
  • FORHĀTAN supplemental input in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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