- forsacan
- sv/t6 3rd pres forsæcð past forsóc/on ptp forsacen to object to, reject, oppose, deny, refuse; give up, renounce
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
forsacan
Look at other dictionaries:
Forsake — For*sake , v. t. [imp. {Forsook}; p. p. {Forsaken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forsaking}.] [AS. forsacan to oppose, refuse; for + sacan to contend, strive; akin to Goth. sakan. See {For }, and {Sake}.] 1. To quit or leave entirely; to desert; to abandon;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forsaken — Forsake For*sake , v. t. [imp. {Forsook}; p. p. {Forsaken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forsaking}.] [AS. forsacan to oppose, refuse; for + sacan to contend, strive; akin to Goth. sakan. See {For }, and {Sake}.] 1. To quit or leave entirely; to desert; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forsaking — Forsake For*sake , v. t. [imp. {Forsook}; p. p. {Forsaken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forsaking}.] [AS. forsacan to oppose, refuse; for + sacan to contend, strive; akin to Goth. sakan. See {For }, and {Sake}.] 1. To quit or leave entirely; to desert; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forsook — Forsake For*sake , v. t. [imp. {Forsook}; p. p. {Forsaken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forsaking}.] [AS. forsacan to oppose, refuse; for + sacan to contend, strive; akin to Goth. sakan. See {For }, and {Sake}.] 1. To quit or leave entirely; to desert; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forsake — transitive verb (forsook; forsaken; forsaking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English forsacan, from for + sacan to dispute; akin to Old English sacu action at law more at sake Date: before 12th century to renounce or turn away from entirely … New Collegiate Dictionary
sāg- — To seek out. Oldest form *seə₂g , colored to *saə₂g , contracted to *sāg . Derivatives include seek, ransack, and hegemony. 1. Suffixed form *sāg yo . seek, from Old English sǣcan, sēcan … Universalium
forsake — forsaker, n. /fawr sayk /, v.t., forsook, forsaken, forsaking. 1. to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert: She has forsaken her country for an island in the South Pacific. 2. to give up or renounce (a habit, way of life, etc.). [bef. 900; ME… … Universalium
forsake — for|sake [fəˈseık US fər ] v past tense forsook [ ˈsuk] past participle forsaken [ ˈseıkən] [T] formal [: Old English; Origin: forsacan] 1.) to leave someone, especially when you should stay because they need you = ↑abandon ▪ children forsaken by … Dictionary of contemporary English
forsake — (v.) O.E. forsacan object to, decline, oppose, refuse, deny, from for completely + sacan to deny, refuse (see SAKE (Cf. sake)) … Etymology dictionary
forsake — verb (past forsook; past participle forsaken) chiefly literary abandon or leave. ↘renounce or give up. Derivatives forsakenness noun forsaker noun Origin OE forsacan renounce, refuse , of W. Gmc origin; ult. related to for and … English new terms dictionary
