Old English · verb
andswerian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /ɑndˈswer.jɑn/[ɑndˈswerˠ.jɑn]
- Syllables
- ɑnd · ˈswer · jɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- answer
Meaning
-
to answer
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | andswerie | andswerede |
| 2nd singular | andswerest | andsweredest |
| 3rd singular | andswereþ | andswerede |
| Plural | andsweriaþ | andsweredon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | andswerie | andswerede |
| Plural | andswerien | andswereden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | andswerian |
| Inflected infinitive | andswerienne |
| Imperative singular | andswere |
| Imperative plural | andsweriaþ |
| Present participle | andsweriende |
| Past participle | andswered |
All forms (14)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *andaswarjaną (“to answer”). Equivalent to and- + swerian; compare andswarian.
Descendants
answer
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