abreoþan
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
- ābrēoðan — edh spelling
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ābrēoþan
- (physical or moral) to degenerate, deteriorate, fall away
- (weak conjugation, ergative) to destroy, ruin
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ābrēoþan (strong class 2)
infinitive | ābrēoþan | ābrēoþenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | ābrēoþe | ābrēaþ |
second person singular | ābrīest | ābruþe |
third person singular | ābrīeþþ, ābrīeþ | ābrēaþ |
plural | ābrēoþaþ | ābruþon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | ābrēoþe | ābruþe |
plural | ābrēoþen | ābruþen |
imperative | ||
singular | ābrēoþ | |
plural | ābrēoþaþ | |
participle | present | past |
ābrēoþende | ābroþen |
For causative second meaning:
Conjugation of ābrēoþan (weak class 1)
infinitive | ābrēoþan | ābrēoþenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | ābrēoþe | ābrēoþde |
second person singular | ābrēoþest, ābrēost | ābrēoþdest |
third person singular | ābrēoþeþ, ābrēoþþ, ābrēoþ | ābrēoþde |
plural | ābrēoþaþ | ābrēoþdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | ābrēoþe | ābrēoþde |
plural | ābrēoþen | ābrēoþden |
imperative | ||
singular | ābrēoþ | |
plural | ābrēoþaþ | |
participle | present | past |
ābrēoþende | ābrēoþed |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ĀBRĒOÐAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ĀBRĒOÞAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.