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Old English · verb

adrygan

Normalised ādrȳġan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈdryː.jɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈdryː · jɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
wiperub

Meaning

  1. to dry, rub dry, make dry, wipe

    Beforan Moyse and hys folce, hē ðone Rēadan sǣ on twelf wegas ādrīġde; þæt hī, drīġan fōtan, þæne sǣ oferfērdon.

    Before Moses and His people, He dried up twelve paths in the Red Sea, so that they could cross the sea with dry feet.

    late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

Conjugation

Conjugation of adrygan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ādrȳġeādrȳġde
2nd singular ādrȳġestādrȳġstādrȳġdest
3rd singular ādrȳġeþādrȳġþādrȳġde
Plural ādrȳġaþādrȳġdon
Subjunctive
Singular ādrȳġeādrȳġde
Plural ādrȳġenādrȳġden
Non-finite forms of adrygan
Form
Infinitive ādrȳġan
Inflected infinitive ādrȳġenne
Imperative singular ādrȳġ
Imperative plural ādrȳġaþ
Present participle ādrȳġende
Past participle ādrȳġed

All forms (16)

Etymology

By surface analysis, ā- + drȳġan.

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