From Old English forġiefan (“to forgive, give up, provide”), from Proto-West Germanic *frageban, from Proto-Germanic *fragebaną. See forgive; equivalent to for- + yiven.
foryiven
| infinitive | (to) foryiven, foryive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | foryive | foryaf, foryef | |
| 2nd-person singular | foryivest | foryeve, foryave, foryaf, foryef | |
| 3rd-person singular | foryiveth | foryaf, foryef | |
| subjunctive singular | foryive | foryeve1, foryave1 | |
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural2 | foryiven, foryive | foryeven, foryeve, foryaven, foryave | |
| imperative plural | foryiveth, foryive | — | |
| participles | foryivynge, foryivende | foryeven, foryeve, foryiven, foryive, foryoven, foryove | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
via forgiven