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Old English · verb

ahyran

Normalised āhȳran

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

Meaning

  1. to hire

Conjugation

Conjugation of ahyran
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āhȳreāhȳrde
2nd singular āhȳrestāhȳrstāhȳrdest
3rd singular āhȳreþāhȳrþāhȳrde
Plural āhȳraþāhȳrdon
Subjunctive
Singular āhȳreāhȳrde
Plural āhȳrenāhȳrden
Non-finite forms of ahyran
Form
Infinitive āhȳran
Inflected infinitive āhȳrenne
Imperative singular āhȳr
Imperative plural āhȳraþ
Present participle āhȳrende
Past participle āhȳred

All forms (16)

Etymology

From ā- + hȳran (“to hire”).

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