forseoþan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fraseuþan, equivalent to for- +‎ sēoþan. Cognate with Old High German firsiodan (German versieden).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /forˈse͜oː.θɑn/, [forˈse͜oː.ðɑn]

Verb

forsēoþan

  1. to boil away
  2. to be consumed by affliction

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: forsethen, forseothen