Old English · verb

feolan

Normalised fēolan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: strong class III
IPA: /ˈfe͜oː.lɑn/
Syllables: ˈfe͜oː · lɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: enter cling persist adhere undergo

Meaning

to enter
to undergo
to reach; penetrate; come; pass
to cling; cleave; stick; adhere
to persist

Conjugation

Conjugation of feolan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	fēole	fealh
2nd singular	fielhst filhst	fǣle fulge fūle
3rd singular	fielhþ filhþ	fealh
Plural	fēolaþ	fǣlon fulgon fūlon
Subjunctive
Singular	fēole	fǣle fulge fūle
Plural	fēolen	fǣlen fulgen fūlen

Non-finite forms of feolan
	Form
Infinitive	fēolan
Inflected infinitive	fēolenne
Imperative singular	feolh
Imperative plural	fēolaþ
Present participle	fēolende
Past participle	feolen ġefeolen folen ġefolen

All forms (25)

fēole
fealh
fielhst
filhst
fǣle
fulge
fūle
fielhþ
filhþ
fēolaþ
fǣlon
fulgon
fūlon
fēolen
fǣlen
fulgen
fūlen
fēolan
fēolenne
feolh
fēolende
feolen
ġefeolen
folen
ġefolen

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *felhaną. Cognate with Old Frisian fela (West Frisian befeljen), Old Saxon felhan and bifelhan (Low German befehlen), Dutch bevelen, Old High German felahan, Old High German felhan (German befehlen).

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