eldertongue

Old English · verb

offeallan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VII
IPA
/ofˈfæ͜ɑl.lɑn/
[ofˈfæ͜ɑɫ.ɫɑn]
Syllables
of · ˈfæ͜ɑl · lɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
falling

Meaning

  1. to fall upon, kill by falling

    ...ðā ðā hǣðenan āhēowon þæt trēow mid ormǣtre blisse, þæt hit brastliende sāh tō ðām hālgan were, hetelīċe swīðe. Þā worhte hē onġēan ðām hrēosendum trēowe þǣs Hǣlendes rōde tācn, and hit ðǣrrihte ætstōd, wende ðā onġēan, and hrēas underbæc, and fornēan offēoll ðā ðe hit ǣr forcurfon.

    Then the heathens cut down the tree with great joy, so that, rustling, it fell towards the holy man very violently. Then he made the sign of the Savior's cross to the falling tree, and it immediately stood still, turned around, and fell backwards, and almost fell upon those who had previously cut it.

    Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

Conjugation

Conjugation of offeallan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular offealleoffēoll
2nd singular offielstoffēolle
3rd singular offielþoffēoll
Plural offeallaþoffēollon
Subjunctive
Singular offealleoffēolle
Plural offeallenoffēollen
Non-finite forms of offeallan
Form
Infinitive offeallan
Inflected infinitive offeallenne
Imperative singular offeall
Imperative plural offeallaþ
Present participle offeallende
Past participle offeallen

All forms (13)

Etymology

By surface analysis, of- + feallan.

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