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Old English · verb

afedan

Normalised āfēdan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈfeː.dɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈfeː · dɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
nourish

Meaning

  1. to rear, bring up

  2. to feed, nourish

  3. to bring forth, produce

Conjugation

Conjugation of afedan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āfēdeāfēdde
2nd singular āfēdestāfētstāfēddest
3rd singular āfēdeþāfēttāfētāfēdde
Plural āfēdaþāfēddon
Subjunctive
Singular āfēdeāfēdde
Plural āfēdenāfēdden
Non-finite forms of afedan
Form
Infinitive āfēdan
Inflected infinitive āfēdenne
Imperative singular āfēd
Imperative plural āfēdaþ
Present participle āfēdende
Past participle āfēded

All forms (17)

Etymology

By surface analysis, ā- + fēdan (“to feed”)

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