"forseon" meaning in Old English

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Verb

IPA: /forˈse͜oːn/
Etymology: Equivalent to for- + sēon. Cognate with Old High German firsehan. See for-. Etymology templates: {{prefix|ang|for|sēon}} for- + sēon, {{cog|goh|firsehan}} Old High German firsehan Head templates: {{ang-verb|forsēon}} forsēon Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|forsēon<s5>}} Forms: forsēon [canonical], strong [table-tags], forsēon [infinitive], forsēonne [infinitive], forsēo [first-person, present, singular], forseah [first-person, past, singular], forsiehst [present, second-person, singular], forsāwe [past, second-person, singular], forsiehþ [present, singular, third-person], forseah [past, singular, third-person], forsēoþ [plural, present], forsāwon [past, plural], forsēo [present, singular], forsāwe [past, singular], forsēon [plural, present], forsāwen [past, plural], forseoh [imperative, past, present, singular], forsēoþ [imperative, past, plural, present], forsēonde [imperative, present], forsewen [imperative, past]
  1. to despise
    Sense id: en-forseon-ang-verb-pfTnW8oP Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms prefixed with for- Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Old English terms prefixed with for-: 83 17
  2. to reject
    Sense id: en-forseon-ang-verb-olC5uiH- Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: forsewennes (english: contempt)
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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "contempt",
      "word": "forsewennes"
    }
  ],
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "forseen",
            "3": "forsen"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: forseen, forsen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: forseen, forsen"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "forsee"
          },
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    }
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    }
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      "form": "5",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "forsēon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsēonne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsēo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forseah",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsiehst",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsāwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "forsēoþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "forsāwon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "forsēo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsāwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsēon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsāwen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forseoh",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsēoþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsēonde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsewen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "forsēon"
      },
      "expansion": "forsēon",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "forsēon<s5>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "68 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "83 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English terms prefixed with for-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to despise"
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      "id": "en-forseon-ang-verb-pfTnW8oP",
      "links": [
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          "despise"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The consul Flaminius rejected the predictions that the diviners had told him...",
          "text": "late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans\nFiaminius sē consul forsēah þā sæġene þe þā hlyttan him sædon...",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to reject"
      ],
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          "reject",
          "reject"
        ]
      ]
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/forˈse͜oːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forseon"
}
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    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms prefixed with for-",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "contempt",
      "word": "forsewennes"
    }
  ],
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            "3": "forsen"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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        "2": "for",
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    {
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        "2": "firsehan"
      },
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    }
  ],
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      "form": "forsēon",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "5",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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    {
      "form": "forsēon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsēonne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsēo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "forseah",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
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      "form": "forsiehst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsāwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "forsiehþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forseah",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsēoþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsāwon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsēo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsāwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsēon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsāwen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forseoh",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsēoþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsēonde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsewen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "forsēon"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "to despise"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "The consul Flaminius rejected the predictions that the diviners had told him...",
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          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "to reject"
      ],
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        [
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          "reject"
        ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/forˈse͜oːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forseon"
}

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