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Old English · verb

adrefan

Normalised ādrēfan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈdreː.fɑn/
[ɑːˈdreː.vɑn]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈdreː · fɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
vax

Meaning

  1. to trouble, vax

Conjugation

Conjugation of adrefan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ādrēfeādrēfde
2nd singular ādrēfestādrēfstādrēfdest
3rd singular ādrēfeþādrēfþādrēfde
Plural ādrēfaþādrēfdon
Subjunctive
Singular ādrēfeādrēfde
Plural ādrēfenādrēfden
Non-finite forms of adrefan
Form
Infinitive ādrēfan
Inflected infinitive ādrēfenne
Imperative singular ādrēf
Imperative plural ādrēfaþ
Present participle ādrēfende
Past participle ādrēfed

All forms (16)

Etymology

From ā- + drēfan (“to vax”).

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