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Old English · verb

feorsian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈfe͜or.si.ɑn/
[ˈfe͜orˠ.si.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈfe͜or · si · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
exceed

Meaning

  1. to exceed, go beyond

  2. to remove, expel

  3. to depart, separate

Conjugation

Conjugation of feorsian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular feorsiġefeorsode
2nd singular feorsastfeorsodest
3rd singular feorsaþfeorsode
Plural feorsiaþfeorsodon
Subjunctive
Singular feorsiġefeorsode
Plural feorsiġenfeorsoden
Non-finite forms of feorsian
Form
Infinitive feorsian
Inflected infinitive feorsienne
Imperative singular feorsa
Imperative plural feorsiaþ
Present participle feorsiende
Past participle feorsodġefeorsod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From feorr + -sian.

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