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Old English · verb

ahliehhan

Normalised āhliehhan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VI
IPA
/ɑːˈxli͜yx.xɑn/
[ɑːˈl̥i͜yç.çɑn]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈxli͜yx · xɑn (3 syllables)

Meaning

  1. to laugh at, to deride

  2. to rejoice, exult

    Þa his mod ahlog.

    Then his heart rejoiced. (Beowulf, l. 730)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ahliehhan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āhliehheāhlōgāhlōh
2nd singular āhliehstāhlōge
3rd singular āhliehþāhlōgāhlōh
Plural āhliehhaþāhlōgon
Subjunctive
Singular āhliehheāhlōge
Plural āhliehhenāhlōgen
Non-finite forms of ahliehhan
Form
Infinitive āhliehhan
Inflected infinitive āhliehhenne
Imperative singular āhlieh
Imperative plural āhliehhaþ
Present participle āhliehhende
Past participle āhlæġen

All forms (15)

Etymology

From ā- + hliehhan.

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