"forecweþan" meaning in Old English

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Verb

IPA: /fo.reˈkwe.θɑn/, [fo.reˈkwe.ðɑn]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *furaikweþaną; equivalent to fore- + cweþan. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*furaikweþaną}} Proto-Germanic *furaikweþaną, {{prefix|ang|fore|cweþan}} fore- + cweþan Head templates: {{ang-verb|forecweþan}} forecweþan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|forecweþan<s5v>}} Forms: strong [table-tags], forecweþan [infinitive], forecweþenne [infinitive], forecweþe [first-person, present, singular], forecwæþ [first-person, past, singular], forecwist [present, second-person, singular], forecwǣde [past, second-person, singular], forecwiþþ [present, singular, third-person], forecwiþ [present, singular, third-person], forecwæþ [past, singular, third-person], forecweþaþ [plural, present], forecwǣdon [past, plural], forecweþe [present, singular], forecwǣde [past, singular], forecweþen [plural, present], forecwǣden [past, plural], forecweþ [imperative, past, present, singular], forecweþaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], forecweþende [imperative, present], forecweden [imperative, past]
  1. to foretell, predict
    Sense id: en-forecweþan-ang-verb-h5RshJBT Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms prefixed with fore-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Old English terms prefixed with fore-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
  2. to preach
    Sense id: en-forecweþan-ang-verb-k8FlkZjN Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms prefixed with fore-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Old English terms prefixed with fore-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: forecweðan (english: edh spelling) Related terms: forecwide (english: foretelling, prediction, prophecy) [masculine]

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*furaikweþaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *furaikweþaną",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "fore",
        "3": "cweþan"
      },
      "expansion": "fore- + cweþan",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *furaikweþaną; equivalent to fore- + cweþan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "5",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecweþan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecweþenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecweþe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecwæþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecwist",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecwǣde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecwiþþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecwiþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecwæþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecweþaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecwǣdon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecweþe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecwǣde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecweþen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecwǣden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecweþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecweþaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecweþende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecweden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "forecweþan"
      },
      "expansion": "forecweþan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "forecweþan<s5v>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "foretelling, prediction, prophecy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "forecwide"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English terms prefixed with fore-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to foretell, predict"
      ],
      "id": "en-forecweþan-ang-verb-h5RshJBT",
      "links": [
        [
          "foretell",
          "foretell"
        ],
        [
          "predict",
          "predict"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English terms prefixed with fore-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to preach"
      ],
      "id": "en-forecweþan-ang-verb-k8FlkZjN",
      "links": [
        [
          "preach",
          "preach"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fo.reˈkwe.θɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[fo.reˈkwe.ðɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "edh spelling",
      "word": "forecweðan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forecweþan"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Old English class 5 strong verbs",
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms prefixed with fore-",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Old English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*furaikweþaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *furaikweþaną",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "fore",
        "3": "cweþan"
      },
      "expansion": "fore- + cweþan",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *furaikweþaną; equivalent to fore- + cweþan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "5",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecweþan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecweþenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecweþe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecwæþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecwist",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecwǣde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecwiþþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecwiþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecwæþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecweþaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecwǣdon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecweþe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecwǣde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecweþen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecwǣden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecweþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecweþaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecweþende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forecweden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "forecweþan"
      },
      "expansion": "forecweþan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "forecweþan<s5v>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "foretelling, prediction, prophecy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "forecwide"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to foretell, predict"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "foretell",
          "foretell"
        ],
        [
          "predict",
          "predict"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to preach"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "preach",
          "preach"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fo.reˈkwe.θɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[fo.reˈkwe.ðɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "edh spelling",
      "word": "forecweðan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forecweþan"
}

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