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Old English · verb

feorran

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈfe͜or.rɑn/
[ˈfe͜orˠ.rˠɑn]
Syllables
ˈfe͜or · rɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
withdrawremovefar

feorran1 · adverb

Senses

  1. from far away

feorran2 · verb

Senses

  1. to remove, withdraw

Conjugation

Conjugation of feorran
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular feorrefeorde
2nd singular feorrestfeorstfeordest
3rd singular feorreþfeorþfeorde
Plural feorraþfeordon
Subjunctive
Singular feorrefeorde
Plural feorrenfeorden
Non-finite forms of feorran
Form
Infinitive feorran
Inflected infinitive feorrenne
Imperative singular feorr
Imperative plural feorraþ
Present participle feorrende
Past participle feorredġefeorred

All forms (17)

Etymology

From feorr + -an (“adverbial suffix”).

From Proto-Germanic *firrijaną. Compare Gothic (fairjan) (see there for further cognates). By surface analysis, feorr + -an (“verbal suffix”).

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