foryield en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English foryelden (“to requite, yield up”), from Old English forġieldan (“to pay for, reward, give up, forfeit”), from Proto-West Germanic *frageldan, from Proto-Germanic *frageldaną, equivalent to for- + yield. Cognate with Scots foryeild (“to repay; recompense”), Saterland Frisian ferjäilde, West Frisian ferjilde, Dutch vergelden (“to reward, pay back”), German vergelten (“to repay, reward”).
Meanings
- (dialectal, obsolete) to pay back; recompense.
- (obsolete) to yield up; pay; reward; requite.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| foryields | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| foryielding | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| foryielded | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| foryielded | Tense=Past | lexicographic |