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Old English · verb

grafan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VI
IPA
/ˈɡrɑ.fɑn/
[ˈɡrɑ.vɑn]
Syllables
ˈɡrɑ · fɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
engravegravedigchiselcarve

Meaning

  1. to dig, dig up

  2. to grave; engrave, chisel, carve

Conjugation

Conjugation of grafan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular grafegrōf
2nd singular græfstgrōfe
3rd singular græfþgrōf
Plural grafaþgrōfon
Subjunctive
Singular grafegrōfe
Plural grafengrōfen
Non-finite forms of grafan
Form
Infinitive grafan
Inflected infinitive grafenne
Imperative singular graf
Imperative plural grafaþ
Present participle grafende
Past participle grafenġegrafen

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *graban (“to dig, scrape”).

Descendants

engrave, grave

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