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Old English · verb

afeorran

Normalised āfeorran

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈfe͜or.rɑn/
[ɑːˈfe͜orˠ.rˠɑn]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈfe͜or · rɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
aferredispeleliminateexorcise

Meaning

  1. to remove, put away

  2. to expel

  3. to dispel

  4. to exorcise

  5. to eliminate, put an end

  6. to cease

Conjugation

Conjugation of afeorran
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āfeorreāfeorede
2nd singular āfeorestāfeoredest
3rd singular āfeoreþāfeorede
Plural āfeorraþāfeoredon
Subjunctive
Singular āfeorreāfeorede
Plural āfeorrenāfeoreden
Non-finite forms of afeorran
Form
Infinitive āfeorran
Inflected infinitive āfeorrenne
Imperative singular āfeore
Imperative plural āfeorraþ
Present participle āfeorrende
Past participle āfeored

All forms (14)

Etymology

From ā- + feorran (“to remove, withdraw”).

Descendants

aferre

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