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Old English · verb

afeallan

Normalised āfeallan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VII
IPA
/ɑːˈfæ͜ɑl.lɑn/
[ɑːˈfæ͜ɑɫ.ɫɑn]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈfæ͜ɑl · lɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
drop out

Meaning

  1. to fall

  2. to drop out

  3. to decline, fail

  4. to cease

Conjugation

Conjugation of afeallan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āfealleāfēoll
2nd singular āfielstāfēolle
3rd singular āfielþāfēoll
Plural āfeallaþāfēollon
Subjunctive
Singular āfealleāfēolle
Plural āfeallenāfēollen
Non-finite forms of afeallan
Form
Infinitive āfeallan
Inflected infinitive āfeallenne
Imperative singular āfeall
Imperative plural āfeallaþ
Present participle āfeallende
Past participle āfeallen

All forms (13)

Etymology

From ā- + feallan (“to fall”).

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