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Old English
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Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *fragetan, equivalent to for- + ġietan.
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forġietan (West Saxon)
- (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
Iċ 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.
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