forbeodan

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *furibeudaną, equivalent to for- +‎ bēodan. Cognate with Old High German firbiotan (German verbieten), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (faurbiudan). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /forˈbe͜oː.dɑn/ === Verb === forbēodan to forbid, prohibit, ban (+accusative a thing) (+ dative to someone) late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 3:1 to restrain or stop, prevent the action of ==== Usage notes ==== When signifying an action that is forbidden, prohibited, or banned, an inflected infinitive or subordinate clause introduced by þæt may be used (when it is not indicated using a noun). Verbs in a subordinate clause following forbēodan are generally subjunctive, and are often (but not always) negated, unlike with Modern English forbid: Iċ forbēad mīnre dehter þæt hēo ne hlēope on þām hēahclēofan ("I forbade my daughter from dancing in the living room", literally "I forbade my daughter that she not dance in the living room"). ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: forbeoden, forbeden, vorbeoden, verbeode, forboden, forbuden, forbiden, forbiddenEnglish: forbidScots: forbede, forbeid, forbid, forbyd