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Old English · verb

onirnan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/onˈir.nɑn/
[onˈirˠ.nɑn]
Syllables
on · ˈir · nɑn (3 syllables)

Meaning

  1. to spring open, give way, yield

    The door, firm with fire-forged bands, soon gave way when he struck it with his hands.

    Duru sona onarn fyrbendum fæst syþðan he hire folmum [ ]ran. (Beowulf, ll. 721-2)

Conjugation

Conjugation of onirnan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular onirneonarnonornonearn
2nd singular onirnstonurne
3rd singular onirnþonarnonornonearn
Plural onirnaþonurnon
Subjunctive
Singular onirneonurne
Plural onirnenonurnen
Non-finite forms of onirnan
Form
Infinitive onirnan
Inflected infinitive onirnenne
Imperative singular onirn
Imperative plural onirnaþ
Present participle onirnende
Past participle onurnen

All forms (15)

Etymology

From on- + irnan.

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