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Old English · verb

fælsian

Normalised fǣlsian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈfæːl.si.ɑn/
[ˈfæːɫ.si.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈfæːl · si · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
cleanse

Meaning

  1. to cleanse

    Frōd wæs mīn fromcynn … biden in burgum, siþþan bǣles weard wera … līfe bewunden, fȳre ġefǣlsad.

    My offspring was wise … settled in towns, after men's watchman of the fire … hemmed in by live, cleansed by fire.

    c. 980, Exeter Book Riddle 83:

Conjugation

Conjugation of fælsian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular fǣlsiġefǣlsode
2nd singular fǣlsastfǣlsodest
3rd singular fǣlsaþfǣlsode
Plural fǣlsiaþfǣlsodon
Subjunctive
Singular fǣlsiġefǣlsode
Plural fǣlsiġenfǣlsoden
Non-finite forms of fælsian
Form
Infinitive fǣlsian
Inflected infinitive fǣlsienne
Imperative singular fǣlsa
Imperative plural fǣlsiaþ
Present participle fǣlsiende
Past participle fǣlsodġefǣlsod

All forms (15)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *failisōną.

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