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Old English · verb

telgian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈtel.ɡi.ɑn/
[ˈteɫ.ɣi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈtel · ɡi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
shoots

Meaning

  1. to put forth shoots, flourish

Conjugation

Conjugation of telgian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular telgiġetelgode
2nd singular telgasttelgodest
3rd singular telgaþtelgode
Plural telgiaþtelgodon
Subjunctive
Singular telgiġetelgode
Plural telgiġentelgoden
Non-finite forms of telgian
Form
Infinitive telgian
Inflected infinitive telgienne
Imperative singular telga
Imperative plural telgiaþ
Present participle telgiende
Past participle telgodġetelgod

All forms (15)

Etymology

By surface analysis, telgor (“shoot, twig, stem”) + -ian (infinitive suffix)

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