forhycgan

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Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to for- +‎ hyċġan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /forˈxyj.jɑn/,

Verb

forhyċġan

to despise, scorn (somebody or something)
to disdain, scorn (to do something)
to reject (somebody or something) scornfully

Conjugation

Conjugation of forhyċġan (weak class 3)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	forhyċġan	forhyċġenne
first person singular	forhyċġe	forhogde
second person singular	forhyġst	forhogdest
third person singular	forhyġþ	forhogde
plural	forhyċġaþ	forhogdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	forhyċġe	forhogde
plural	forhyċġen	forhogden
imperative
singular	forhyġe
plural	forhyċġaþ
participle	present	past
	forhyċġende	forhogd

Derived terms

forhogd (“contemptible, despised”)
forhogodlīċ (“scorned, contemptible”)
forhogodnes f (“contempt, disdain”)

References

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

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