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Old English · verb

gehrinan

Normalised ġehrīnan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class I
IPA
/jeˈxriː.nɑn/
[jeˈr̥iː.nɑn]
Syllables
je · ˈxriː · nɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
affect

Meaning

  1. to touch, affect

  2. to take hold of, seize

  3. to touch (with), have intercourse

Conjugation

Conjugation of gehrinan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġehrīneġehrān
2nd singular ġehrīnstġehrine
3rd singular ġehrīnþġehrān
Plural ġehrīnaþġehrinon
Subjunctive
Singular ġehrīneġehrine
Plural ġehrīnenġehrinen
Non-finite forms of gehrinan
Form
Infinitive ġehrīnan
Inflected infinitive ġehrīnenne
Imperative singular ġehrīn
Imperative plural ġehrīnaþ
Present participle ġehrīnende
Past participle ġehrinen

All forms (13)

Etymology

From ġe- + hrīnan.

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