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Old English · verb

þufian

Normalised þūfian

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

Meaning

  1. to become leafy or bushy

Conjugation

Conjugation of þufian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular þūfiġeþūfode
2nd singular þūfastþūfodest
3rd singular þūfaþþūfode
Plural þūfiaþþūfodon
Subjunctive
Singular þūfiġeþūfode
Plural þūfiġenþūfoden
Non-finite forms of þufian
Form
Infinitive þūfian
Inflected infinitive þūfienne
Imperative singular þūfa
Imperative plural þūfiaþ
Present participle þūfiende
Past participle þūfodġeþūfod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þūbōn (“to grow lush”).

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