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Old English · verb

grasian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈɡrɑ.si.ɑn/
[ˈɡrɑ.zi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈɡrɑ · si · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
graze

Meaning

  1. to graze

Conjugation

Conjugation of grasian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular grasiġegrasode
2nd singular grasastgrasodest
3rd singular grasaþgrasode
Plural grasiaþgrasodon
Subjunctive
Singular grasiġegrasode
Plural grasiġengrasoden
Non-finite forms of grasian
Form
Infinitive grasian
Inflected infinitive grasienne
Imperative singular grasa
Imperative plural grasiaþ
Present participle grasiende
Past participle grasodġegrasod

All forms (15)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *grasōn, from Proto-Germanic *grasōną. Equivalent to græs (“grass”) + -ian, literally “to grass”.

Descendants

graze

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