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Old English · verb

facian

Normalised fācian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈfɑː.ki.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈfɑː · ki · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
acquireobtain

Meaning

  1. to obtain, acquire

  2. to try to obtain; get; get to, reach

Conjugation

Conjugation of facian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular fāciġefācode
2nd singular fācastfācodest
3rd singular fācaþfācode
Plural fāciaþfācodon
Subjunctive
Singular fāciġefācode
Plural fāciġenfācoden
Non-finite forms of facian
Form
Infinitive fācian
Inflected infinitive fācienne
Imperative singular fāca
Imperative plural fāciaþ
Present participle fāciende
Past participle fācodġefācod

All forms (15)

Etymology

Unknown, yet apparently from Proto-West Germanic *faik-, whence also Old English fǣċcan (“to wish for, strive for”).

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