foryeten

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English forġietan, from Proto-West Germanic *fragetan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔrˈjɛ̞ːtən/, /fɔrˈjɛtən/

Verb

foryeten

  1. to forget

Conjugation

Conjugation of foryeten (strong class 5/4)
infinitive (to) foryeten, foryete
present tense past tense
1st-person singular foryete foryat, foryet
2nd-person singular foryetest foryete1, foryate1
3rd-person singular foryeteth foryat, foryet
subjunctive singular foryete foryete2, foryate2
imperative singular —
plural3 foryeten, foryete foryeten, foryete, foryaten, foryate
imperative plural foryeteth, foryete —
participles foryetynge, foryetende foryeten, foryete, foryoten, foryote

1 Later replaced by the 1st-/3rd-person singular or foryatest, foryetest.
2 Later replaced by the indicative.
3 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: forget
  • Scots: forget
  • Yola: varreet, farreet, faryeet

References

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