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Old English · verb

alefan

Normalised ālēfan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈleː.fɑn/
[ɑːˈleː.vɑn]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈleː · fɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
languiddisabledfeeble

alefan1 · verb

Senses

  1. to become weak, feeble, languid, disabled

Conjugation

Conjugation of alefan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ālēfeālēfde
2nd singular ālēfestālēfstālēfdest
3rd singular ālēfeþālēfþālēfde
Plural ālēfaþālēfdon
Subjunctive
Singular ālēfeālēfde
Plural ālēfenālēfden
Non-finite forms of alefan
Form
Infinitive ālēfan
Inflected infinitive ālēfenne
Imperative singular ālēf
Imperative plural ālēfaþ
Present participle ālēfende
Past participle ālēfed

alefan2 · verb · alternative form

Senses

  1. alternative form of ālīefan (“to allow, to permit; to believe”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of alefan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ālēfeālēfde
2nd singular ālēfestālēfstālēfdest
3rd singular ālēfeþālēfþālēfde
Plural ālēfaþālēfdon
Subjunctive
Singular ālēfeālēfde
Plural ālēfenālēfden
Non-finite forms of alefan
Form
Infinitive ālēfan
Inflected infinitive ālēfenne
Imperative singular ālēf
Imperative plural ālēfaþ
Present participle ālēfende
Past participle ālēfed

All forms (16)

Etymology

From ā- + lēfan

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