æþelian

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ.θe.li.ɑn/, [ˈæ.ðe.li.ɑn]

Verb

æþelian

1. to ennoble, improve

Conjugation

Conjugation of æþelian (weak class 2)

infinitive	æþelian	æþelienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	æþeliġe	æþelode
second person singular	æþelast	æþelodest
third person singular	æþelaþ	æþelode
plural	æþeliaþ	æþelodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	æþeliġe	æþelode
plural	æþeliġen	æþeloden
imperative
singular	æþela
plural	æþeliaþ
participle	present	past
	æþeliende	(ġe)æþelod

Derived terms

• ġeæþelian

Related terms

• æþele

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “æþelian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.