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Old English · verb

lafian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈlɑ.fi.ɑn/
[ˈlɑ.vi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈlɑ · fi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
lavishlaveladlefluid

Meaning

  1. to wet, make wet, bathe (something) in a fluid or liquid

  2. to pour

  3. to ladle out

Conjugation

Conjugation of lafian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular lafiġelafode
2nd singular lafastlafodest
3rd singular lafaþlafode
Plural lafiaþlafodon
Subjunctive
Singular lafiġelafode
Plural lafiġenlafoden
Non-finite forms of lafian
Form
Infinitive lafian
Inflected infinitive lafienne
Imperative singular lafa
Imperative plural lafiaþ
Present participle lafiende
Past participle lafodġelafod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *labōn (“to refresh, strengthen”).

Descendants

lave, lavish

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