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Old English · verb

hlystan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈxlys.tɑn/
[ˈl̥ys.tɑn]
Syllables
ˈxlys · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
hearlisten

Meaning

  1. to listen, hear

    byþ nearu on brēostan, weorþeþ hī ðēah oft niþa bearnum tō helpe and tō hǣle ġehwæþre, ġif hī his hlystaþ ǣror.

    Need is burdensome on breasts, however it often comes itself to be to the sons of men a help and a healing of each, if they hear it before.

    c. 1000, The Rune Poem:

Conjugation

Conjugation of hlystan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hlystehlyste
2nd singular hlystesthlysthlystest
3rd singular hlysteþhlysthlyste
Plural hlystaþhlyston
Subjunctive
Singular hlystehlyste
Plural hlystenhlysten
Non-finite forms of hlystan
Form
Infinitive hlystan
Inflected infinitive hlystenne
Imperative singular hlyst
Imperative plural hlystaþ
Present participle hlystende
Past participle hlystedġehlysted

All forms (12)

Etymology

From a hypothetical Proto-Germanic *hlustijaną, or derived from hlyst (“listening, hearing”).

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