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Old English · verb

infaran

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VI
IPA
/inˈfɑ.rɑn/
Syllables
in · ˈfɑ · rɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
enter

Meaning

  1. to go in, enter

    ...þā læġ þǣr sum creopere lama fram cildhāde sē wæs dæġhwāmlīce ġeboren tō þām beorhtan ġete þæt hē ælmessan underfencge æt þām infarendum...

    Then lay there a cripple, lame from childhood, who was daily carried to the 'Beautiful' Gate, that he might receive alms from those entering.

    late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter"

Conjugation

Conjugation of infaran
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular infareinfōr
2nd singular infærestinfærstinfōre
3rd singular infæreþinfærþinfōr
Plural infaraþinfōron
Subjunctive
Singular infareinfōre
Plural infareninfōren
Non-finite forms of infaran
Form
Infinitive infaran
Inflected infinitive infarenne
Imperative singular infar
Imperative plural infaraþ
Present participle infarende
Past participle infæreninfaren

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *infaran, equivalent to in- + faran. Compare Old High German infaran.

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