forsmorian

Old English

Etymology

By surface analysis, for- +‎ smorian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /forˈsmo.ri.ɑn/

Verb

forsmorian

  1. to choke, suffocate
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Woruldcara, and welan, and flǣsċlīċe lustas forsmoriað ðǣs mōdes ðrotan, and ne geðafiað gōdne willan infaran tō his heortan, swilċe hī ðone līflīċan blǣd forðrǣstne ācwellon. Twā wiðerrǣde ðing geðēodde Drihten on ðisum cwyde, þæt sind ymhīdiġnyssa and lustas.
      Concern about worldly things, and wealth, and carnal lusts choke the throat of the mind, and do not allow good will into the heart, as if they killed it by crushing the living fruit. The Lord connected two contrary things in this saying, which are cares and lusts.

Conjugation

Conjugation of forsmorian (weak, class 2)
infinitive forsmorian forsmorienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular forsmoriġe forsmorode
second person singular forsmorast forsmorodest
third person singular forsmoraþ forsmorode
plural forsmoriaþ forsmorodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular forsmoriġe forsmorode
plural forsmoriġen forsmoroden
imperative
singular forsmora
plural forsmoriaþ
participle present past
forsmoriende forsmorod

References

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