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Old English · verb

nestlian

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 2
IPA: /ˈnest.li.ɑn/
Syllables: ˈnest · li · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English: nestle nest

Meaning

to make a nest

Conjugation

Conjugation of nestlian
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	nestliġe	nestlode
2nd singular	nestlast	nestlodest
3rd singular	nestlaþ	nestlode
Plural	nestliaþ	nestlodon
Subjunctive
Singular	nestliġe	nestlode
Plural	nestliġen	nestloden

Non-finite forms of nestlian
	Form
Infinitive	nestlian
Inflected infinitive	nestlienne
Imperative singular	nestla
Imperative plural	nestliaþ
Present participle	nestliende
Past participle	nestlod ġenestlod

All forms (15)

nestliġe
nestlode
nestlast
nestlodest
nestlaþ
nestliaþ
nestlodon
nestliġen
nestloden
nestlian
nestlienne
nestla
nestliende
nestlod
ġenestlod

Etymology

By surface analysis, nest (“nest”) + -lian

Descendants

nestle

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