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Old English · verb

clysan

Normalised clȳsan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈklyː.sɑn/
[ˈklyː.zɑn]
Syllables
ˈklyː · sɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
closeshut

Meaning

  1. to close, shut

Conjugation

Conjugation of clysan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular clȳseclȳsde
2nd singular clȳsestclȳstclȳsdest
3rd singular clȳseþclȳstclȳsde
Plural clȳsaþclȳsdon
Subjunctive
Singular clȳseclȳsde
Plural clȳsenclȳsden
Non-finite forms of clysan
Form
Infinitive clȳsan
Inflected infinitive clȳsenne
Imperative singular clȳs
Imperative plural clȳsaþ
Present participle clȳsende
Past participle clȳsedġeclȳsed

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *klūsijan (“to enclose; to close up”). Equivalent to clūse (“bar, bolt; enclosure”) + -an. More at close.

Descendants

close

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