fortredan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fratredan. Equivalent to for- +‎ tredan. Cognate with Old High German firtretan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /forˈtre.dɑn/

Verb

fortredan

  1. to tread upon, tread utterly down on, tread under foot
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Þæt sǣd þe fēoll bē ðām weġe mid twyfealdre dare losode, ðāðā weġferende hit fortrǣdon, and fugelas tōbǣron.
      The seed that fell by the way perished to a double injury, when the wayfarer tread upon it and when the birds carried it away.

Conjugation

Conjugation of fortredan (strong, class V)
infinitive fortredan fortredenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular fortrede fortræd
second person singular fortritst fortrǣde
third person singular fortritt, fortrit fortræd
plural fortredaþ fortrǣdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular fortrede fortrǣde
plural fortreden fortrǣden
imperative
singular fortred
plural fortredaþ
participle present past
fortredende fortreden

Descendants

  • Middle English: fortreden
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