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Old English · verb

solian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈso.li.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈso · li · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
soildefiled

Meaning

  1. to soil; become defiled; make or become foul

Conjugation

Conjugation of solian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular soliġesolode
2nd singular solastsolodest
3rd singular solaþsolode
Plural soliaþsolodon
Subjunctive
Singular soliġesolode
Plural soliġensoloden
Non-finite forms of solian
Form
Infinitive solian
Inflected infinitive solienne
Imperative singular sola
Imperative plural soliaþ
Present participle soliende
Past participle solodġesolod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *solōn, from Proto-Germanic *sulōną (“to soil”), from Proto-Indo-European *sūl- (“thick liquid, muck”). Cognate with Old High German solōn (“to make dirty”). More at soil.

Descendants

soil

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