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Old English · verb

dwilman

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈdwil.mɑn/
[ˈdwiɫ.mɑn]
Syllables
ˈdwil · mɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
confuseperplexconfound

Meaning

  1. to confuse, to confound or perplex

Conjugation

Conjugation of dwilman
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular dwilmedwilmde
2nd singular dwilmestdwilmstdwilmdest
3rd singular dwilmeþdwilmþdwilmde
Plural dwilmaþdwilmdon
Subjunctive
Singular dwilmedwilmde
Plural dwilmendwilmden
Non-finite forms of dwilman
Form
Infinitive dwilman
Inflected infinitive dwilmenne
Imperative singular dwilm
Imperative plural dwilmaþ
Present participle dwilmende
Past participle dwilmedġedwilmed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dwilmijan, related to Old English dwolma from Proto-West Germanic *dwalmaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwel-, *dʰewel- (“to dim, dull, cloud, make obscure, swirl, whirl”).

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