Archaic past tense of 'forget,' used in older English texts and biblical translations.
Old English 'forgietan' developed through Middle English into 'forgat' as a past tense form before modern English settled on 'forgot'.
Different English regions preserved different past tenses of 'forget'—'forgat' was common in some areas, showing how verbs are among the slowest language features to standardize!
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