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Old English · verb

læswian

Normalised lǣswian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈlæːs.wi.ɑn/
[ˈlæːz.wi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈlæːs · wi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
leasowfeedgraze

Meaning

  1. to pasture, graze, feed

    c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 8:30

    And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.

Conjugation

Conjugation of læswian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular lǣswiġelǣswode
2nd singular lǣswastlǣswodest
3rd singular lǣswaþlǣswode
Plural lǣswiaþlǣswodon
Subjunctive
Singular lǣswiġelǣswode
Plural lǣswiġenlǣswoden
Non-finite forms of læswian
Form
Infinitive lǣswian
Inflected infinitive lǣswienne
Imperative singular lǣswa
Imperative plural lǣswiaþ
Present participle lǣswiende
Past participle lǣswodġelǣswod

All forms (15)

Etymology

Equivalent to lǣs (“pasture”) + -ian (infinitive suffix)

Descendants

leasow

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