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Old English · verb

dwolian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈdwo.li.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈdwo · li · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
astray

Meaning

  1. to wander, go astray

    hidres þædres dwoliende

    wandering back and forth

    late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy

  2. to make a mistake or be wrong; to err

Conjugation

Conjugation of dwolian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular dwoliġedwolode
2nd singular dwolastdwolodest
3rd singular dwolaþdwolode
Plural dwoliaþdwolodon
Subjunctive
Singular dwoliġedwolode
Plural dwoliġendwoloden
Non-finite forms of dwolian
Form
Infinitive dwolian
Inflected infinitive dwolienne
Imperative singular dwola
Imperative plural dwoliaþ
Present participle dwoliende
Past participle dwolodġedwolod

All forms (15)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *dwolōn (variant of *dwalōn), from Proto-Germanic *dwulōną (variant of *dwalōną).

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