syften
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English siftan, from Proto-West Germanic *siftijan.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
syften (third-person singular simple present syfteth, present participle syftende, syftynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle syfted)
- To sift, strain, or percolate; to pass through a riddle.
- Synonym: temsen
- (rare) To use a sieve to spread ashes around.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of syften (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “siften, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-18.
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
syften
- indefinite plural of syfte.
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