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Old English · verb

ierfan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈi͜yr.fɑn/
[ˈi͜yrˠ.vɑn]
Syllables
ˈi͜yr · fɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
inherit

Meaning

  1. to inherit

Conjugation

Conjugation of ierfan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ierfeierfde
2nd singular ierfestierfstierfdest
3rd singular ierfeþierfþierfde
Plural ierfaþierfdon
Subjunctive
Singular ierfeierfde
Plural ierfenierfden
Non-finite forms of ierfan
Form
Infinitive ierfan
Inflected infinitive ierfenne
Imperative singular ierf
Imperative plural ierfaþ
Present participle ierfende
Past participle ierfedġeierfed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *arbijaną, derived from *arbiją (“inheritance,” whence Old English ierfe).

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