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Old English · verb

fyrclian

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 2
IPA: /ˈfyr.kli.ɑn/
[ˈfyrˠ.kli.ɑn]
Syllables: ˈfyr · kli · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English: flicker flash

Meaning

to flash, flicker

Conjugation

Conjugation of fyrclian
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	fyrcliġe	fyrclode
2nd singular	fyrclast	fyrclodest
3rd singular	fyrclaþ	fyrclode
Plural	fyrcliaþ	fyrclodon
Subjunctive
Singular	fyrcliġe	fyrclode
Plural	fyrcliġen	fyrcloden

Non-finite forms of fyrclian
	Form
Infinitive	fyrclian
Inflected infinitive	fyrclienne
Imperative singular	fyrcla
Imperative plural	fyrcliaþ
Present participle	fyrcliende
Past participle	fyrclod ġefyrclod

All forms (15)

fyrcliġe
fyrclode
fyrclast
fyrclodest
fyrclaþ
fyrcliaþ
fyrclodon
fyrcliġen
fyrcloden
fyrclian
fyrclienne
fyrcla
fyrcliende
fyrclod
ġefyrclod

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly a metathetic variant of flicerian (“to flicker”).

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