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Old English · verb

adwellan

Normalised ādwellan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈdwel.lɑn/
[ɑːˈdweɫ.ɫɑn]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈdwel · lɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
misleadimpede

Meaning

  1. to lead into error or heresy, mislead

  2. to impede, obstruct

Conjugation

Conjugation of adwellan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ādwelleādwealde
2nd singular ādwelestādwealdest
3rd singular ādweleþādwealde
Plural ādwellaþādwealdon
Subjunctive
Singular ādwelleādwealde
Plural ādwellenādwealden
Non-finite forms of adwellan
Form
Infinitive ādwellan
Inflected infinitive ādwellenne
Imperative singular ādwele
Imperative plural ādwellaþ
Present participle ādwellende
Past participle ādweald

All forms (14)

Etymology

From ā- + dwellan (“to dwell”).

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