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Old English · verb

þrafian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈθrɑ.fi.ɑn/
[ˈθrɑ.vi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈθrɑ · fi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
urgecorrect

Meaning

  1. to urge

  2. to rebuke, correct

Conjugation

Conjugation of þrafian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular þrafiġeþrafode
2nd singular þrafastþrafodest
3rd singular þrafaþþrafode
Plural þrafiaþþrafodon
Subjunctive
Singular þrafiġeþrafode
Plural þrafiġenþrafoden
Non-finite forms of þrafian
Form
Infinitive þrafian
Inflected infinitive þrafienne
Imperative singular þrafa
Imperative plural þrafiaþ
Present participle þrafiende
Past participle þrafodġeþrafod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þrabōną (“to trot, trample, press, urge”), from Proto-Germanic *trep- (“scamper, trip, trample, tremble, step”)

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