eldertongue

Old English · verb

scielan

Normalised sċīelan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈʃi͜yː.lɑn/
Syllables
ˈʃi͜yː · lɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
eyes

Meaning

  1. to cross one's eyes

Conjugation

Conjugation of scielan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular sċīelesċīelde
2nd singular sċīelestsċīelstsċīeldest
3rd singular sċīeleþsċīelþsċīelde
Plural sċīelaþsċīeldon
Subjunctive
Singular sċīelesċīelde
Plural sċīelensċīelden
Non-finite forms of scielan
Form
Infinitive sċīelan
Inflected infinitive sċīelenne
Imperative singular sċīel
Imperative plural sċīelaþ
Present participle sċīelende
Past participle sċīeledġesċīeled

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skilhijan. Cognate with Old High German skilihen (German schielen).

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