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Old English · verb

ahyþan

Normalised āhȳþan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈxyː.θɑn/
[ɑːˈhyː.ðɑn]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈxyː · θɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
pillage

Meaning

  1. to pillage, plunder, sack

  2. to attack, ravage, destroy

  3. to devour

Conjugation

Conjugation of ahyþan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āhȳþeāhȳþde
2nd singular āhȳþestāhȳstāhȳþdest
3rd singular āhȳþeþāhȳþþāhȳþāhȳþde
Plural āhȳþaþāhȳþdon
Subjunctive
Singular āhȳþeāhȳþde
Plural āhȳþenāhȳþden
Non-finite forms of ahyþan
Form
Infinitive āhȳþan
Inflected infinitive āhȳþenne
Imperative singular āhȳþ
Imperative plural āhȳþaþ
Present participle āhȳþende
Past participle āhȳþed

All forms (16)

Etymology

From ā- + hȳþan (“to sack”).

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