forþencan

Old English

Etymology

By surface analysis, for- +‎ þenċan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /forθˈen.t͡ʃɑn/, [forˠðˈen.t͡ʃɑn]

Verb

forþenċan

1. to despise, disdain, distrust

Conjugation

infinitive	forþenċan	forþenċenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	forþenċe	forþōhte
second person singular	forþenċest, forþencst	forþōhtest
third person singular	forþenċeþ, forþencþ	forþōhte
plural	forþenċaþ	forþōhton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	forþenċe	forþōhte
plural	forþenċen	forþōhten
imperative
singular	forþenċ
plural	forþenċaþ
participle	present	past
	forþenċende	forþōht

Conjugation of forþenċan (weak class 1)

References

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