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Old English · verb

æwan

Normalised ǣwan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈæː.wɑn/
Syllables
ˈæː · wɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
despisescorn

Meaning

  1. to despise, scorn

Conjugation

Conjugation of æwan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ǣweǣwde
2nd singular ǣwestǣwstǣwdest
3rd singular ǣweþǣwþǣwde
Plural ǣwaþǣwdon
Subjunctive
Singular ǣweǣwde
Plural ǣwenǣwden
Non-finite forms of æwan
Form
Infinitive ǣwan
Inflected infinitive ǣwenne
Imperative singular ǣw
Imperative plural ǣwaþ
Present participle ǣwende
Past participle ǣwedġeǣwed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aiwijaną.

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