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Old English · verb

læstan

Normalised lǣstan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈlæːs.tɑn/
Syllables
ˈlæːs · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
followpursue

Meaning

  1. to follow, pursue (a leader, course of action etc.)

  2. to perform, carry out

Conjugation

Conjugation of læstan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular lǣstelǣste
2nd singular lǣstestlǣstlǣstest
3rd singular lǣsteþlǣstlǣste
Plural lǣstaþlǣston
Subjunctive
Singular lǣstelǣste
Plural lǣstenlǣsten
Non-finite forms of læstan
Form
Infinitive lǣstan
Inflected infinitive lǣstenne
Imperative singular lǣst
Imperative plural lǣstaþ
Present participle lǣstende
Past participle lǣstedġelǣsted

All forms (12)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laistijan. Cognate with Old Saxon lēstian, Old High German leisten (German leisten).

Descendants

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