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Old English · verb

alan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VI
IPA
/ˈɑ.lɑn/
Syllables
ˈɑ · lɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
nourishappear

Meaning

  1. to nourish

  2. to grow, produce

  3. to appear

Conjugation

Conjugation of alan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular aleōl
2nd singular ælestælstōle
3rd singular æleþælþōl
Plural alaþōlon
Subjunctive
Singular aleōle
Plural alenōlen
Non-finite forms of alan
Form
Infinitive alan
Inflected infinitive alenne
Imperative singular al
Imperative plural alaþ
Present participle alende
Past participle alenġealen

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *alaną (“to nourish, grow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow”).

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