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Old English · verb

fyrhtan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈfyrx.tɑn/
[ˈfyrˠx.tɑn]
Syllables
ˈfyrx · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
frightterrifyfrighten

Meaning

  1. to frighten, terrify

Conjugation

Conjugation of fyrhtan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular fyrhtefyrhte
2nd singular fyrhtestfyrhstfyrhtstfyrhtest
3rd singular fyrhteþfyrhtfyrhte
Plural fyrhtaþfyrhton
Subjunctive
Singular fyrhtefyrhte
Plural fyrhtenfyrhten
Non-finite forms of fyrhtan
Form
Infinitive fyrhtan
Inflected infinitive fyrhtenne
Imperative singular fyrht
Imperative plural fyrhtaþ
Present participle fyrhtende
Past participle fyrhtedġefyrhted

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *furhtijan, from Proto-Germanic *furhtijaną, equivalent to forht + -an.

Descendants

fright

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