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Old English · verb

lieþran

Normalised līeþran

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈli͜yː.θɑn/
[ˈli͜yː.ðɑn]
Syllables
ˈli͜yː · θɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
lathersoapdaubanoint

Meaning

  1. to soap, lather

  2. to anoint, daub, smear

Conjugation

Conjugation of lieþran
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular līeþrelīeþrede
2nd singular līeþrestlīeþredest
3rd singular līeþreþlīeþrede
Plural līeþraþlīeþredon
Subjunctive
Singular līeþrelīeþrede
Plural līeþrenlīeþreden
Non-finite forms of lieþran
Form
Infinitive līeþran
Inflected infinitive līeþrenne
Imperative singular līeþre
Imperative plural līeþraþ
Present participle līeþrende
Past participle līeþredġelīeþred

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lauþrijan, from Proto-Germanic *lauþrijaną (“to soap, wash”). Cognate with Old Norse leyðra (“to wash, lather”).

Descendants

lather

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