forfreten
Middle English
Alternative forms
- vorfreten
Etymology
From for- + freten (“to eat (at)”); compare West Frisian forfrette (“to eat up, devour”), German verfressen (“greedy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɔrˈfrɛːtən/, /fɔrˈfræːtən/
Verb
forfreten (third-person singular simple present forfreteth, present participle forfretynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative forfrat, past participle forfreten)
Conjugation
Conjugation of forfreten (strong class 5)
| infinitive | (to) forfreten, forfrete | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | forfrete | forfrat | |
| 2nd-person singular | forfretest | forfrete, forfrat | |
| 3rd-person singular | forfreteth | forfrat | |
| subjunctive singular | forfrete | forfrete1 | |
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural2 | forfreten, forfrete | forfreten, forfrete | |
| imperative plural | forfreteth, forfrete | — | |
| participles | forfretynge, forfretende | forfreten, forfrete | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “forfrēten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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