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Middle English
Etymology
From Old English forsēoþan, equivalent to for- + sethen.
Pronunciation
Verb
forsethen
- (transitive) To boil away, boil to pieces; scald.
Usage notes
While the past singular forms in forseth- and present forms in forseth- were spelt the same way, the past forms' vowel was /ɛː/ while the present forms had /eː/.
Conjugation
| infinitive
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(to) forsethen, forsethe
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present tense
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past tense
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| 1st-person singular
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forsethe
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forseth, forsoth
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| 2nd-person singular
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forsethest
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forsothe, forsode, forseth, forsoth
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| 3rd-person singular
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forsetheth, forseth
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forseth, forsoth
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| subjunctive singular
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forsethe
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forsothe1, forsode1
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| imperative singular
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| plural2
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forsethen, forsethe
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forsothen, forsothe, forsoden, forsode
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| imperative plural
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forsetheth, forsethe
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| participles
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forsethynge, forsethende
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forsoden, forsode
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1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.