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Old English · verb

aælan

Normalised āǣlan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈæː.lɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈæː · lɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
kindle

Meaning

  1. to kindle, light, set on fire

Conjugation

Conjugation of aælan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āǣleāǣlde
2nd singular āǣlestāǣlstāǣldest
3rd singular āǣleþāǣlþāǣlde
Plural āǣlaþāǣldon
Subjunctive
Singular āǣleāǣlde
Plural āǣlenāǣlden
Non-finite forms of aælan
Form
Infinitive āǣlan
Inflected infinitive āǣlenne
Imperative singular āǣl
Imperative plural āǣlaþ
Present participle āǣlende
Past participle āǣled

All forms (16)

Etymology

From ā- + ǣlan (“to kindle, light, burn”).

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