fostren

Middle English

Alternative forms

ffostren, forstre, foster, fostre
(early) fosstrenn, fostrien, fostrin

Etymology

Inherited from Old English fōstran, fōstrian, alteration of fēstran (after fōster), from Proto-West Germanic *fōstrijan, from Proto-Germanic *fōstrijaną; equivalent to foster +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɔstrən/

Verb

fostren (third-person singular simple present fostreth, present participle fostrende, fostrynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle fostred)

To supply with food or nourishment; to feed.
Synonym: feden
To nurture or educate; to bring up.
Synonym: feden
To guard or cherish; to provide with protection or support.
To cultivate, encourage, or grow.

Conjugation

Conjugation of fostren (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) fostren, fostre
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	fostre	fostred
2nd-person singular	fostrest	fostredest
3rd-person singular	fostreth	fostred
subjunctive singular	fostre	fostred
imperative singular	fostre	—

plural¹	fostren, fostre	fostreden, fostrede
imperative plural	fostreth, fostre	—

participles	fostrynge, fostrende	fostred, yfostred

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: foster
Scots: foster

References

“fostren, -i(e)n, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Swedish

Noun

fostren

definite plural of foster

Anagrams

fonters, fortens, frosten

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