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Old English · verb

afyrhtan

Normalised āfyrhtan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
Modern English
affrightterrify

Meaning

  1. to affright, terrify

  2. to fear, be afraid

Conjugation

Conjugation of afyrhtan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āfyrhteāfyrhte
2nd singular āfyrhtestāfyrhstāfyrhtstāfyrhtest
3rd singular āfyrhteþāfyrhtāfyrhte
Plural āfyrhtaþāfyrhton
Subjunctive
Singular āfyrhteāfyrhte
Plural āfyrhtenāfyrhten
Non-finite forms of afyrhtan
Form
Infinitive āfyrhtan
Inflected infinitive āfyrhtenne
Imperative singular āfyrht
Imperative plural āfyrhtaþ
Present participle āfyrhtende
Past participle afyrhtedafyrht

All forms (14)

Etymology

By surface analysis, ā- + fyrhtan.

Descendants

affright

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