Old English · verb
leornian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈle͜or.ni.ɑn/[ˈle͜orˠ.ni.ɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈle͜or · ni · ɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- learn
Meaning
-
to learn
Ǣlċe dæġe iċ leorniġe mā be þisse mǣran byrġ.
Every day I learn more about this great city.
-
to study
Þā hē þās bōc hæfde ġeleornode and of Lǣdene tō Engliscum spelle ġewende, þā ġeworhte hē hīe eft tō lēoðe.
When King Alfred had studied this book and translated it from Latin verse into English prose, he converted it back into verse.
late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | leorniġe | leornode |
| 2nd singular | leornast | leornodest |
| 3rd singular | leornaþ | leornode |
| Plural | leorniaþ | leornodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | leorniġe | leornode |
| Plural | leorniġen | leornoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | leornian |
| Inflected infinitive | leornienne |
| Imperative singular | leorna |
| Imperative plural | leorniaþ |
| Present participle | leorniende |
| Past participle | leornodġeleornod |
All forms (15)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *liʀnōn, from Proto-Germanic *lizaną. Cognate with Old Frisian lirnia, Old Saxon līnon, and Old High German lernēn. Related to lǣran and lār.
Descendants
learn
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