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Old English · verb

wræsnan

Normalised wrǣsnan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈwræːs.nɑn/
[ˈwræːz.nɑn]
Syllables
ˈwræːs · nɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
alter

Meaning

  1. to change, twist, alter

    Iċ eom wunderliċu wiht, wrǣsne mīne stefne, hwīlum beorce swā hund, hwīlum blǣte swā gāt, hwīlum grǣde swā gōs, hwīlum ġielle swā hafoc,…

    I am a wonderful thing, change my voice, sometimes bark like a hound, sometimes bleat like a goat, sometimes cry like a goose, sometimes yell like a hawk,…

    10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 24:

Conjugation

Conjugation of wræsnan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular wrǣsnewrǣsnede
2nd singular wrǣsnestwrǣsnedest
3rd singular wrǣsneþwrǣsnede
Plural wrǣsnaþwrǣsnedon
Subjunctive
Singular wrǣsnewrǣsnede
Plural wrǣsnenwrǣsneden
Non-finite forms of wræsnan
Form
Infinitive wrǣsnan
Inflected infinitive wrǣsnenne
Imperative singular wrǣsne
Imperative plural wrǣsnaþ
Present participle wrǣsnende
Past participle wrǣsnedġewrǣsned

All forms (14)

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