forealdian

Old English

Etymology

From for- +‎ ealdian. Compare German veralten.

Verb

forealdian

  1. To grow or wax old, become old.
  2. (of living things) To grow weak with age.
  3. (of dead matter) To get worn out with long use, decay through being kept to long.
  4. (of time) To run out, expire.

Conjugation
Conjugation of forealdian (weak class 2)
infinitive forealdian tō forealdienne
indicative present past
1st-person singular forealdie
forealdiġe		 forealdode
2nd-person singular forealdast forealdodest
3rd-person singular forealdaþ forealdode
plural forealdiaþ
forealdiġaþ		 forealdodon
subjunctive present past
singular forealdie
forealdiġe		 forealdode
plural forealdien
forealdiġen		 forealdoden
imperative
singular forealda
plural forealdiaþ
forealdiġaþ
participle present past
forealdiende
forealdiġende		 forealdod

Descendants
  • Middle English: forealdien, forolden; forolded (past participle)

References
  • forealdian in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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