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Old English · verb

aæmtigian

Normalised āǣmtiġian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ɑːˈæːm.ti.ji.ɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈæːm · ti · ji · ɑn (5 syllables)
Modern English
idle

Meaning

  1. to rest from, be idle

  2. to make idle

Conjugation

Conjugation of aæmtigian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āǣmtiġiġeāǣmtiġode
2nd singular āǣmtiġastāǣmtiġodest
3rd singular āǣmtiġaþāǣmtiġode
Plural āǣmtiġiaþāǣmtiġodon
Subjunctive
Singular āǣmtiġiġeāǣmtiġode
Plural āǣmtiġiġenāǣmtiġoden
Non-finite forms of aæmtigian
Form
Infinitive āǣmtiġian
Inflected infinitive āǣmtiġienne
Imperative singular āǣmtiġa
Imperative plural āǣmtiġiaþ
Present participle āǣmtiġiende
Past participle āǣmtiġod

All forms (14)

Etymology

From ā- + ǣmtiġian (“to be idle, to rest”).

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