Old English · verb
gefiellan
Normalised ġefiellan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /jeˈfi͜yl.lɑn/[jeˈfi͜yɫ.ɫɑn]
- Syllables
- je · ˈfi͜yl · lɑn (3 syllables)
Meaning
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to kill, fell, cut down, destroy, deprive of
Þā wīf syndon ðrēotȳne fōta lange ⁊ heora līċ bið on marmorstānes hwītnysse. ⁊ hī habbað olfenda fēt ⁊ eoferes tēð. For heora unclēnnesse hīe ġefelde wurdon fram ðām mycclan macedoniscȧn Alexandre. Þā hē hī lifiende ġefōn ne mihte þā ācwealde hē hī for ðam hī syndon ǣwisċe on līchoman ⁊ unweorðe.
Those women are thirteen feet tall and their bodies are the whiteness of marble. And they have the feet of camels and teeth of a boar. For their uncleanliness, they were killed by Alexander the Great of Macedon. He killed them because he could not capture them alive, because they are worthless and foul of body.
Wonders of the East
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġefielle | ġefielde |
| 2nd singular | ġefiellestġefielst | ġefieldest |
| 3rd singular | ġefielleþġefielþ | ġefielde |
| Plural | ġefiellaþ | ġefieldon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġefielle | ġefielde |
| Plural | ġefiellen | ġefielden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġefiellan |
| Inflected infinitive | ġefiellenne |
| Imperative singular | ġefiell |
| Imperative plural | ġefiellaþ |
| Present participle | ġefiellende |
| Past participle | ġefielled |
All forms (16)
Etymology
By surface analysis, ġe- + fiellan
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