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Old English · verb

purian

Normalised pūrian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈpuː.ri.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈpuː · ri · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
investigatepore

Meaning

  1. to look into, investigate

Conjugation

Conjugation of purian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular pūriġepūrode
2nd singular pūrastpūrodest
3rd singular pūraþpūrode
Plural pūriaþpūrodon
Subjunctive
Singular pūriġepūrode
Plural pūriġenpūroden
Non-finite forms of purian
Form
Infinitive pūrian
Inflected infinitive pūrienne
Imperative singular pūra
Imperative plural pūriaþ
Present participle pūriende
Past participle pūrodġepūrod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *pūrōn.

Descendants

pore

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