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Old English · verb

alefian

Normalised ālēfian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ɑːˈleː.fi.ɑn/
[ɑːˈleː.vi.ɑn]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈleː · fi · ɑn (4 syllables)
Modern English
enfeeblemaimcripple

Meaning

  1. to cripple, maim, injure, enfeeble

  2. to weaken

Conjugation

Conjugation of alefian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ālēfiġeālēfode
2nd singular ālēfastālēfodest
3rd singular ālēfaþālēfode
Plural ālēfiaþālēfodon
Subjunctive
Singular ālēfiġeālēfode
Plural ālēfiġenālēfoden
Non-finite forms of alefian
Form
Infinitive ālēfian
Inflected infinitive ālēfienne
Imperative singular ālēfa
Imperative plural ālēfiaþ
Present participle ālēfiende
Past participle ālēfod

All forms (14)

Etymology

From ā- + lēf (“weak”) + -ian.

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