forsittan

Old English

Etymology

From for- +‎ sittan.

Verb

forsittan

  1. To delay, defer, obstruct, besiege.
  2. To mis-sit, be absent from, neglect.
  3. (transitive) To lose by sitting, fail to go and do, stop up.
  4. (intransitive) To remain unmoved.

Conjugation
Conjugation of forsittan (strong class 5)
infinitive forsittan tō forsittanne
indicative present past
1st-person singular forsitte forsæt
2nd-person singular forsitst forsǣte
3rd-person singular forsitt forsæt
plural forsittaþ forsǣton
subjunctive present past
singular forsitte forsǣte
plural forsitten forsǣten
imperative
singular forsite
plural forsittaþ
participle present past
forsittende forseten

Descendants
  • Middle English: forsitten

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