forgietan

Old English

Alternative forms

  • forġitan, forġytan Late West Saxon

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
      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

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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