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Old English · verb

calan

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

Meaning

  1. to be or get cold (impersonal, with dative or accusative of person)

    Mē cælþ.

    I'm cold.

Conjugation

Conjugation of calan
PresentPast
Indicative
3rd singular cæleþcælþcōl
Subjunctive
Singular calecōle
Non-finite forms of calan
Form
Infinitive calan
Inflected infinitive calenne
Present participle calende
Past participle cælenġecælencalenġecalen

All forms (12)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kalan, from Proto-Germanic *kalaną (“to be cold”). Cognate with Old Norse kala (“to be cold”).

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