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Old English · verb

yfelian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈy.fe.li.ɑn/
[ˈy.ve.li.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈy · fe · li · ɑn (4 syllables)
Modern English
worsenmistreat

Meaning

  1. to wrong, mistreat, injure

  2. to get bad or worsen

  3. to become ill or sick (impersonal, with dative or accusative of person)

Conjugation

Conjugation of yfelian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular yfeliġeyfelode
2nd singular yfelastyfelodest
3rd singular yfelaþyfelode
Plural yfeliaþyfelodon
Subjunctive
Singular yfeliġeyfelode
Plural yfeliġenyfeloden
Non-finite forms of yfelian
Form
Infinitive yfelian
Inflected infinitive yfelienne
Imperative singular yfela
Imperative plural yfeliaþ
Present participle yfeliende
Past participle yfelodġeyfelod

All forms (15)

Etymology

Equivalent to yfel (“bad, misfortune, evil”) + -ian (infinitive suffix); compare Old Frisian urevelia.

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