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Old English · suffix

-lian

Part of speech
suffix
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/li.ɑn/
Syllables
li · ɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
frequentativerepetitionindicating-le

Meaning

  1. frequentative verbal suffix; indicating repetition

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular -liġe-lode
2nd singular -last-lodest
3rd singular -laþ-lode
Plural -liaþ-lodon
Subjunctive
Singular -liġe-lode
Plural -liġen-loden
Non-finite forms of -lian
Form
Infinitive -lian
Inflected infinitive -lienne
Imperative singular -la
Imperative plural -liaþ
Present participle -liende
Past participle -lod

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-lōn, from Proto-Germanic *-lōną, perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *-ulaz.

Descendants

-le

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