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Old English · verb

afeorrian

Normalised āfeorrian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ɑːˈfe͜or.ri.ɑn/
[ɑːˈfe͜orˠ.rˠi.ɑn]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈfe͜or · ri · ɑn (4 syllables)
Modern English
aferrelengthen

Meaning

  1. to depart, go away

  2. to lengthen, extend

Conjugation

Conjugation of afeorrian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āfeorriġeāfeorrode
2nd singular āfeorrastāfeorrodest
3rd singular āfeorraþāfeorrode
Plural āfeorriaþāfeorrodon
Subjunctive
Singular āfeorriġeāfeorrode
Plural āfeorriġenāfeorroden
Non-finite forms of afeorrian
Form
Infinitive āfeorrian
Inflected infinitive āfeorrienne
Imperative singular āfeorra
Imperative plural āfeorriaþ
Present participle āfeorriende
Past participle āfeorrod

All forms (14)

Etymology

From ā- + feorrian (“to depart, go away”).

Descendants

aferre

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