læran
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną, from *laizō (“teaching”).
Cognate with Old Frisian lēra, Old Saxon lērian, Dutch lēren, Old High German lēren.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
lǣran
- to teach
- Mīn mōdor mē lǣrde þæt iċ ne wurpe stānas on crypelas.
- My mother taught me not to throw stones at cripples.
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
- Ic dō swā ðū mē lǣrst...
- I will do even as thou teachest me,...
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of lǣran (weak class 1)
infinitive | lǣran | lǣrenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | lǣre | lǣrde |
second person singular | lǣrest, lǣrst | lǣrdest |
third person singular | lǣreþ, lǣrþ | lǣrde |
plural | lǣraþ | lǣrdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | lǣre | lǣrde |
plural | lǣren | lǣrden |
imperative | ||
singular | lǣr | |
plural | lǣraþ | |
participle | present | past |
lǣrende | (ġe)lǣred |
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