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Old English · verb

alecgan

Normalised āleċġan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈlej.jɑn/
[ɑːˈled.d͡ʒɑn]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈlej · jɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
allay

Meaning

  1. to lay down, put down

  2. to lay aside, give up

Conjugation

Conjugation of alecgan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āleċġeāleġde
2nd singular āleġstāleġdest
3rd singular āleġþāleġde
Plural āleċġaþāleġdon
Subjunctive
Singular āleċġeāleġde
Plural āleċġenāleġden
Non-finite forms of alecgan
Form
Infinitive āleċġan
Inflected infinitive āleċġenne
Imperative singular āleġe
Imperative plural āleċġaþ
Present participle āleċġende
Past participle āleġedāleġd

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uzlagjaną, equivalent to ā- + leċġan. Cognate with Old High German irleccan (German erlegen), Gothic (uslagjan).

Descendants

allay

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