forgietan

• forġitan, forġytan — Late West Saxon

From Proto-West Germanic *fragetan, equivalent to for- +‎ ġietan.

• IPA^(key): /forˈji͜y.tɑn/

forġietan (West Saxon)

1. (with genitive or accusative) to forget
   • c. 900, The Consolation of Philosophy

     Þū hæfst þāra wǣpna tō hraðe forġieten þe iċ þē ǣr sealde.

     You have too quickly forgotten the weapons that I gave you.

   • late 10th century, Lambeth Psalter, Psalm 102:4

     Iċ forġeat tō etenne mīnne hlāf.

     I forgot to eat my bread.

   • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 16:5

     Þā his leornungcneohtas cōmon ofer þone mūðan, hīe forġēaton þæt hīe hlāfas nāmen.

     When the disciples reached the other side of the river, they had forgotten to bring any bread.

• forġytel

• Middle English: forȝeten, forȝiten, forȝuten, forgeten, forgetten, forgitten (influenced by Old Norse geta)
  • English: forget, foryete
  • Scots: forget, forgit, forgett, foirgett, foryet, foryat, furyatt