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Old English · verb

drysnan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1 Anglian
IPA
/ˈdrys.nɑn/
[ˈdryz.nɑn]
Syllables
ˈdrys · nɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
drizzlequenchextinguish

Meaning

  1. to extinguish, quench fire

Conjugation

Conjugation of drysnan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular drysnudrysnedrysndedrysnede
2nd singular drysnesdrysndesdrysnedes
3rd singular drysneþdrysndedrysnede
Plural drysnaþdrysndundrysnedundrysndondrysnedon
Subjunctive
Singular drysnedrysndedrysnede
Plural drysnendrysndendrysneden
Non-finite forms of drysnan
Form
Infinitive drysnan
Inflected infinitive drysnennedrysnanne
Imperative singular drysne
Imperative plural drysnaþ
Present participle drysnende
Past participle drysnedġedrysned

All forms (22)

Etymology

Related to drēosan (“to fall, to decline”), drūsian (“to sink”).

Descendants

drizzle

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