Old English · verb
abreoþan
Normalised ābrēoþan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /ɑːˈbre͜oː.θɑn/[ɑːˈbre͜oː.ðɑn]
- Syllables
- ɑː · ˈbre͜oː · θɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- deterioratedegenerate
Meaning
-
to degenerate, deteriorate, fall away
-
to destroy, ruin
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ābrēoþe | ābrēaþābrēoþde |
| 2nd singular | ābrīestābrēoþestābrēost | ābruþeābrēoþdest |
| 3rd singular | ābrīeþþābrīeþābrēoþeþābrēoþþābrēoþ | ābrēaþābrēoþde |
| Plural | ābrēoþaþ | ābruþon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ābrēoþe | ābruþeābrēoþde |
| Plural | ābrēoþenābrēoþaþ | ābruþenābrēoþdonābrēoþden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ābrēoþan |
| Inflected infinitive | ābrēoþenneābrēoþan |
| Imperative singular | ābrēoþ |
| Imperative plural | ābrēoþaþ |
| Present participle | ābrēoþende |
| Past participle | ābroþenābrēoþed |
All forms (24)
Etymology
Equivalent to ā- + brēoþan.
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