forsecgan

Old English

Etymology

From for- +‎ seċġan.

Verb

forseċġan

  1. To say wrongly, say ill.
  2. To say against, accuse, deny; say away.

Conjugation
Conjugation of forseċġan (weak class 3)
infinitive forseċġan tō forseċġanne
indicative present past
1st-person singular forseċġe forsæġde, forsǣde
2nd-person singular forsæġst, forseġest forsæġdest, forsǣdest
3rd-person singular forsæġþ, forseġeþ forsæġde, forsǣde
plural forseċġaþ forsæġdon, forsǣdon
subjunctive present past
singular forseċġe forsæġde, forsǣde
plural forseċġen forsæġden, forsǣden
imperative
singular forsaga, forseġe
plural forseċġaþ
participle present past
forseċġende forsæġd

Descendants
  • Middle English: forsayen

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