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Old English · verb

hlifian

Normalised hlīfian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈxliː.fi.ɑn/
[ˈl̥iː.vi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈxliː · fi · ɑn (3 syllables)

Meaning

  1. to tower, stand tall

Conjugation

Conjugation of hlifian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hlīfiġehlīfode
2nd singular hlīfasthlīfodest
3rd singular hlīfaþhlīfode
Plural hlīfiaþhlīfodon
Subjunctive
Singular hlīfiġehlīfode
Plural hlīfiġenhlīfoden
Non-finite forms of hlifian
Form
Infinitive hlīfian
Inflected infinitive hlīfienne
Imperative singular hlīfa
Imperative plural hlīfiaþ
Present participle hlīfiende
Past participle hlīfodġehlīfod

All forms (15)

Etymology

Often connected to Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz (“loaf of bread”). However, compare Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest of a hill, ridge”).

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