forgyman

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to for- +‎ ġȳman

Verb

forġȳman

  1. to neglect
  2. to pass by
  3. to transgress

Conjugation
Conjugation of forġȳman (weak class 1)
infinitive forġȳman tō forġȳmenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular forġȳme forġȳmde
2nd-person singular forġȳmest forġȳmdest
3rd-person singular forġȳmeþ forġȳmde
plural forġȳmaþ forġȳmdon
subjunctive present past
singular forġȳme forġȳmde
plural forġȳmen forġȳmden
imperative
singular forġȳm
plural forġȳmaþ
participle present past
forġȳmende (ġe)forġȳmed
  • forġȳmednes f (“neglect”)

Further reading
  • FORĠȲMAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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