Old English · verb
cealfian
Normalised ċealfian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑl.fi.ɑn/[ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑɫ.vi.ɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑl · fi · ɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- calve
Meaning
-
to calve, (of a cow or deer) to give birth
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ċealfiġe | ċealfode |
| 2nd singular | ċealfast | ċealfodest |
| 3rd singular | ċealfaþ | ċealfode |
| Plural | ċealfiaþ | ċealfodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ċealfiġe | ċealfode |
| Plural | ċealfiġen | ċealfoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ċealfian |
| Inflected infinitive | ċealfienne |
| Imperative singular | ċealfa |
| Imperative plural | ċealfiaþ |
| Present participle | ċealfiende |
| Past participle | ċealfodġeċealfod |
All forms (15)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kalbōn. Cognate with Old Dutch *kalvon and Old High German *kalbōn. Equivalent to ċealf + -ian.
Descendants
calve
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