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Old English · verb

afon

Normalised āfōn

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: strong class VII
IPA: /ɑːˈfoːn/
Syllables: ɑː · ˈfoːn (2 syllables)
Modern English: regain receive apprehend

Meaning

to receive, take up
to take hold of, seize, apprehend
to regain, recover

Conjugation

Conjugation of afon
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	āfō	āfēng
2nd singular	āfēhst	āfēnge
3rd singular	āfēhþ	āfēng
Plural	āfōþ	āfēngon
Subjunctive
Singular	āfō	āfēnge
Plural	āfōn	āfēngen

Non-finite forms of afon
	Form
Infinitive	āfōn
Inflected infinitive	āfōnne
Imperative singular	āfōh
Imperative plural	āfōþ
Present participle	āfōnde
Past participle	āfangen

All forms (13)

āfō
āfēng
āfēhst
āfēnge
āfēhþ
āfōþ
āfēngon
āfōn
āfēngen
āfōnne
āfōh
āfōnde
āfangen

Etymology

Equivalent to ā- + fōn.

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