Old English · verb
aflieman
Normalised āflīeman
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /ɑːˈfli͜yː.mɑn/
- Syllables
- ɑː · ˈfli͜yː · mɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- scatter
Meaning
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to put to flight, drive away, banish, scatter, disperse
An. DCC.XCVII Hēr Rōmane Leone þām papan his tungan forcurfon ⁊ his ēagan āstungon, ⁊ hine of his setle āflīemdon, ⁊ þā sōna eft, Gode fultomiendum, hē meahte ġesēon ⁊ sprēcan ⁊ eft was papa swā hē ǣr wæs.
Year 797 In this year the Romans cut out the tongue of Pope Leo [III] and gouged out his eyes and drove him from his throne. And soon, through God's help, he was able to see and speak again, and became pope again just like he was before.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | āflīeme | āflīemde |
| 2nd singular | āflīemestāflīemst | āflīemdest |
| 3rd singular | āflīemeþāflīemþ | āflīemde |
| Plural | āflīemaþ | āflīemdon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | āflīeme | āflīemde |
| Plural | āflīemen | āflīemden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | āflīeman |
| Inflected infinitive | āflīemenne |
| Imperative singular | āflīem |
| Imperative plural | āflīemaþ |
| Present participle | āflīemende |
| Past participle | āflīemed |
All forms (16)
Etymology
By surface analysis, ā- + flīeman
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