foryiven

See also: forgiven

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English forġiefan (“to forgive, give up, provide”), from Proto-West Germanic *frageban, from Proto-Germanic *fragebaną. See forgive; equivalent to for- +‎ yiven.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔrˈjivən/, /fɔrˈjeːvən/

Verb

foryiven

  1. to forgive

Conjugation

Conjugation of foryiven (strong class 5/4)
infinitive (to) foryiven, foryive
present tense past tense
1st-person singular foryive foryaf, foryef
2nd-person singular foryivest foryeve1, foryave1
3rd-person singular foryiveth foryaf, foryef
subjunctive singular foryive foryeve2, foryave2
imperative singular —
plural3 foryiven, foryive foryeven, foryeve, foryaven, foryave
imperative plural foryiveth, foryive —
participles foryivynge, foryivende foryeven, foryeve, foryiven, foryive, foryoven, foryove

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

Descendants

via forgiven

  • English: forgive
  • Scots: forgie, firgee, forgae
  • Yola: vargee

References

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