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Old English · verb

swaþrian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈswɑθ.ri.ɑn/
[ˈswɑð.ri.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈswɑθ · ri · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
swatherretireretreatsubside

Meaning

  1. to retreat, withdraw, retire

  2. to subside, become still, calm down

    Brimu swaþredon / þæt ic sænæssas geseon mihte / windige weallas.

    The waters became calm, so that I could see the windy walls of the headland. (Beowulf, ll. 570-2)

Conjugation

Conjugation of swaþrian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular swaþriġeswaþrode
2nd singular swaþrastswaþrodest
3rd singular swaþraþswaþrode
Plural swaþriaþswaþrodon
Subjunctive
Singular swaþriġeswaþrode
Plural swaþriġenswaþroden
Non-finite forms of swaþrian
Form
Infinitive swaþrian
Inflected infinitive swaþrienne
Imperative singular swaþra
Imperative plural swaþriaþ
Present participle swaþriende
Past participle swaþrodġeswaþrod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swaþrōn (“to lose consciousness, swoon”).

Descendants

swather

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