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Old English · verb

afysan

Normalised āfȳsan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈfyː.sɑn/
[ɑːˈfyː.zɑn]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈfyː · sɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
goaddrivehasten

Meaning

  1. to goad to go quickly, drive forth, hasten

Conjugation

Conjugation of afysan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āfȳseāfȳsde
2nd singular āfȳsestāfȳstāfȳsdest
3rd singular āfȳseþāfȳstāfȳsde
Plural āfȳsaþāfȳsdon
Subjunctive
Singular āfȳseāfȳsde
Plural āfȳsenāfȳsden
Non-finite forms of afysan
Form
Infinitive āfȳsan
Inflected infinitive āfȳsenne
Imperative singular āfȳs
Imperative plural āfȳsaþ
Present participle āfȳsende
Past participle āfȳsed

All forms (15)

Etymology

From ā- + fȳsan (“to hasten, drive away”).

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