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Old English · verb

wædlian

Normalised wǣdlian

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

Meaning

  1. to be poor, needy, indigent

  2. to beg

Conjugation

Conjugation of wædlian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular wǣdliġewǣdlode
2nd singular wǣdlastwǣdlodest
3rd singular wǣdlaþwǣdlode
Plural wǣdliaþwǣdlodon
Subjunctive
Singular wǣdliġewǣdlode
Plural wǣdliġenwǣdloden
Non-finite forms of wædlian
Form
Infinitive wǣdlian
Inflected infinitive wǣdlienne
Imperative singular wǣdla
Imperative plural wǣdliaþ
Present participle wǣdliende
Past participle wǣdlodġewǣdlod

All forms (15)

Etymology

By surface analysis, wǣdla (“poor, in need”) + -ian (infinitive suffix)

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