forsecgan

Old English

Etymology

From for- +‎ seċġan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /forˈsej.jɑn/, [forˈsed.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb

forseċġan

to say wrongly, say ill
to say against, accuse, deny; say away

Conjugation

Conjugation of forseċġan (weak class 3)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	forseċġan	forseċġenne
first person singular	forseċġe	forsæġde
second person singular	forsæġst	forsæġdest
third person singular	forsæġþ	forsæġde
plural	forseċġaþ	forsæġdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	forseċġe	forsæġde
plural	forseċġen	forsæġden
imperative
singular	forsæġe
plural	forseċġaþ
participle	present	past
	forseċġende	forsæġd

Descendants

Middle English: forsayen
- English: forsay

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “forsecgan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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