forhtian

== Old English == === Alternative forms === forhtiġan, forhtiġean, forhteġean === Etymology === From forht +‎ -ian. Akin to Old Saxon forhtian. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈforx.ti.ɑn/, [ˈforˠx.ti.ɑn] === Verb === forhtian (intransitive) to be afraid, to tremble (transitive) to fear, to dread ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== fyrhtan ondrǣdan ==== Derived terms ==== āforhtian beforhtian onforhtian ==== Related terms ==== forht (“fearful, afraid, timid”) forhtiġ (“timid, abashed”) === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “forhtian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. == Old Saxon == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *furhtijan, from Proto-Germanic *furhtijaną. Akin to Old English fyrhtan. === Verb === forhtian to fear, to shy away from ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ====