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Old English · verb

hwosan

Normalised hwōsan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VII
IPA
/ˈxwoː.sɑn/
[ˈʍoː.zɑn]
Syllables
ˈxwoː · sɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
cough

Meaning

  1. to cough

    Sume menn hwōsaþ and fnēosaþ ealne winter.

    Some people cough and sneeze all winter.

Conjugation

Conjugation of hwosan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hwōsehwēos
2nd singular hwēsthwēose
3rd singular hwēsthwēos
Plural hwōsaþhwēoson
Subjunctive
Singular hwōsehwēose
Plural hwōsenhwēosen
Non-finite forms of hwosan
Form
Infinitive hwōsan
Inflected infinitive hwōsenne
Imperative singular hwōs
Imperative plural hwōsaþ
Present participle hwōsende
Past participle hwōsenġehwōsen

All forms (13)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwōsaną.

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