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Old English · verb

ahyldan

Normalised āhyldan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈxyl.dɑn/
[ɑːˈhyɫ.dɑn]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈxyl · dɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
reclineturn awayinclineavertdecline

Meaning

  1. to incline

  2. to recline, rest

    late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints, quoting Matthew 8:20

    Foxes have holes and birds have nests, but I have no dwelling where I can rest my head.

  3. to decline, turn away, avert from

Conjugation

Conjugation of ahyldan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āhyldeāhylde
2nd singular āhyldestāhylstāhyltstāhyldest
3rd singular āhyldeþāhyltāhylde
Plural āhyldaþāhyldon
Subjunctive
Singular āhyldeāhylde
Plural āhyldenāhylden
Non-finite forms of ahyldan
Form
Infinitive āhyldan
Inflected infinitive āhyldenne
Imperative singular āhyld
Imperative plural āhyldaþ
Present participle āhyldende
Past participle āhylded

All forms (14)

Etymology

By surface analysis, ā- + hyldan

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