ahreosan
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, ā- + hrēosan
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]āhrēosan
Conjugation
[edit]| infinitive | āhrēosan | āhrēosenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | āhrēose | āhrēas |
| second person singular | āhrīest | āhrure |
| third person singular | āhrīest | āhrēas |
| plural | āhrēosaþ | āhruron |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | āhrēose | āhrure |
| plural | āhrēosen | āhruren |
| imperative | ||
| singular | āhrēos | |
| plural | āhrēosaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| āhrēosende | āhroren | |
Conjugation of āhrēosan (strong class 2 Anglian)
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| infinitive | āhrēosan¹ | āhrēosenne, āhrēosanne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | āhrēosu, āhrēose | āhrēas |
| second person singular | āhrīoses, āhrēoses³ | āhrure³ |
| third person singular | āhrīoseþ, āhrēoseþ² | āhrēas |
| plural | āhrēosaþ² | āhrurun, āhruron |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | āhrēose | āhrure |
| plural | āhrēosen¹ | āhruren¹ |
| imperative | ||
| singular | āhrēos | |
| plural | āhrēosaþ² | |
| participle | present | past |
| āhrēosende | āhroren | |
¹In Northumbrian, final -n was regularly lost from these forms
²In Late Northumbrian, final -þ was frequently changed to -s
³In Mercian, final -t was sometimes added to these forms due to West Saxon influence
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “a-hreósan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.