foryield
foryield · foryields · foryielded · foryielding
To pay back; recompenseTo pay back; recompense.
Meaning
2 senses(dialectal, obsolete)To pay back; recompense.
(obsolete)To yield up; pay; reward; requite.
Origin
From Middle English foryelden (“to requite, yield up”), from Old English forġieldan (“to pFrom 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”).
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Forms
foryields, foryielding, foryielded, foryielded| Base form | foryield · to foryield |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | foryields |
| Present participle | foryielding |
| Past simple | foryielded |
| Past participle | foryielded |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedyieldB2
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle