Old English · verb
æfenlæcan
Normalised ǣfenlǣċan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /ˈæː.fen.læː.t͡ʃɑn/[ˈæː.ven.læː.t͡ʃɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈæː · fen · læː · t͡ʃɑn (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- advesperscere
Meaning
-
for evening to approach (glosses Latin advesperāscere)
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ǣfenlǣċe | ǣfenlǣhte |
| 2nd singular | ǣfenlǣċestǣfenlǣcst | ǣfenlǣhtest |
| 3rd singular | ǣfenlǣċeþǣfenlǣcþ | ǣfenlǣhte |
| Plural | ǣfenlǣċaþ | ǣfenlǣhton |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ǣfenlǣċe | ǣfenlǣhte |
| Plural | ǣfenlǣċen | ǣfenlǣhten |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ǣfenlǣċan |
| Inflected infinitive | ǣfenlǣċenne |
| Imperative singular | ǣfenlǣċ |
| Imperative plural | ǣfenlǣċaþ |
| Present participle | ǣfenlǣċende |
| Past participle | ǣfenlǣhtġeǣfenlǣht |
All forms (17)
Etymology
By surface analysis, ǣfen (“evening”) + -lǣċan
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