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Old English · verb

ageornan

Normalised āġeornan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈje͜or.nɑn/
[ɑːˈje͜orˠ.nɑn]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈje͜or · nɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
yearn

Meaning

  1. to desire, yearn

Conjugation

Conjugation of ageornan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āġeorneāġeornde
2nd singular āġeornestāġeornstāġeorndest
3rd singular āġeorneþāġeornþāġeornde
Plural āġeornaþāġeorndon
Subjunctive
Singular āġeorneāġeornde
Plural āġeornenāġeornden
Non-finite forms of ageornan
Form
Infinitive āġeornan
Inflected infinitive āġeornenne
Imperative singular āġeorn
Imperative plural āġeornaþ
Present participle āġeornende
Past participle āġeorned

All forms (16)

Etymology

From ā- + ġeornan (“to yearn”).

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