Old English · verb
styfician
Normalised stȳfician
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈstyː.fi.ki.ɑn/[ˈstyː.vi.ki.ɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈstyː · fi · ki · ɑn (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- clear awayroot up
Meaning
-
to root up
-
to clear away
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | stȳficiġe | stȳficode |
| 2nd singular | stȳficast | stȳficodest |
| 3rd singular | stȳficaþ | stȳficode |
| Plural | stȳficiaþ | stȳficodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | stȳficiġe | stȳficode |
| Plural | stȳficiġen | stȳficoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | stȳfician |
| Inflected infinitive | stȳficienne |
| Imperative singular | stȳfica |
| Imperative plural | stȳficiaþ |
| Present participle | stȳficiende |
| Past participle | stȳficodġestȳficod |
All forms (15)
Etymology
From *stȳfan (“to blunten, cut off, shorten”) + -ician. Cognate with Middle Low German stûven (“to blunt, trim, cut down”), Old Norse stýfa (“to cut off, chop off, curtail”).
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