forjætte

Danish

Etymology

From for- and Old Danish iate, iætte (“to promise”), from Old Norse játta, from Proto-Germanic *ja(h?)atjaną (“to assent”), cognate with Norwegian jatte, Old English ġēatan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔrjɛtə/, [fʌˈjɛd̥ə]

Verb

forjætte (past tense forjættede, past participle forjættet)

  1. (archaic) to promise
  2. especially in the Biblical expression det forjættede land (“the promised land”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of forjætte
active passive
present forjætter forjættes
past forjættede forjættedes
infinitive forjætte forjættes
imperative forjæt —
participle
present forjættende
past forjættet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund forjætten

Derived terms

  • forjættelse

References

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