Old English · verb
afiellan
Normalised āfiellan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /ɑːˈfi͜yl.lɑn/[ɑːˈfi͜yɫ.ɫɑn]
- Syllables
- ɑː · ˈfi͜yl · lɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- abolishoverturnsubvertsuppressfellslay
Meaning
-
to fell
-
to strike, beat down
-
to overturn
-
to subvert, suppress
Writeð Eutropius þæt Constantinus sē cāsere wǣre on Breotone ācenned, ⁊ æfter his fæder tō rīce feng. Þǣs cyninges tīdum sē Arrianisċa ġedwola wæs upcumen; ⁊ þæt dēadbærende āttor his ġetrēowlēasnysse, nālæs þæt on eallum middanġeardes cyriċum þæt hē streġde, ac hit ēac swylċe on þis ēalond becōm. Sē ġedweola was on þām Nyceanisċan sin
Eutropius writes that the emperor Constantine was born in Britain, and became king after his father. During his time, the Arian heresy was stirred up, and he spread the deadly poison of his infidelity not only to all the churches of the earth, but it also to this island. The heresy was condemned at the Council of Nicaea and was suppressed in Constantine's day.
late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History -
to abolish, slay
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | āfielle | āfielde |
| 2nd singular | āfiellestāfielst | āfieldest |
| 3rd singular | āfielleþāfielþ | āfielde |
| Plural | āfiellaþ | āfieldon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | āfielle | āfielde |
| Plural | āfiellen | āfielden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | āfiellan |
| Inflected infinitive | āfiellenne |
| Imperative singular | āfiell |
| Imperative plural | āfiellaþ |
| Present participle | āfiellende |
| Past participle | āfielled |
All forms (16)
Etymology
Equivalent to ā- + fiellan (“to fell”)
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