Old English · verb
malscrian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈmɑl.skri.ɑn/[ˈmɑɫ.skri.ɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈmɑl · skri · ɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- maskerbewilderbewitchconfusedfascinatemaskhesitatewander
Meaning
-
to wander
-
to hesitate, be confused
-
to bewilder
-
to fascinate, bewitch
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | malscriġe | malscrode |
| 2nd singular | malscrast | malscrodest |
| 3rd singular | malscraþ | malscrode |
| Plural | malscriaþ | malscrodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | malscriġe | malscrode |
| Plural | malscriġen | malscroden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | malscrian |
| Inflected infinitive | malscrienne |
| Imperative singular | malscra |
| Imperative plural | malscriaþ |
| Present participle | malscriende |
| Past participle | malscrodġemalscrod |
All forms (15)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *malskurōn, a frequentative from Proto-West Germanic *malsk, from Proto-Germanic *malskaz (“soft, tender; sensitive, touchy; egotistical, overconfident, haughty”).
Descendants
mask, masker
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