onhyrian
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editVerb
editonhyrian
- to imitate, emulate
- 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8[1]:
- Saga hwæt iċ hātte, þe swā scireniġe scēawendwīsan hlūde onhyrġe, hæleþum bodie wilcumena fela wōþe mīnre.
- Say what I am called, who as actress loudly imitate a jester song, proclaim many welcome guests as heroes with my voice.
- to resemble
Conjugation
editConjugation of onhyrian (weak class 1)
infinitive | onhyrian | onhyrienne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | onhyrie | onhyrede |
second person singular | onhyrest | onhyredest |
third person singular | onhyreþ | onhyrede |
plural | onhyriaþ | onhyredon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | onhyrie | onhyrede |
plural | onhyrien | onhyreden |
imperative | ||
singular | onhyre | |
plural | onhyriaþ | |
participle | present | past |
onhyriende | onhyred |
Derived terms
edit- onhyrenes f (“imitation, emulation”)
- onhyriend f (“imitator, emulator”)
- onhyring f (“imitation, emulation”)
References
edit- Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
- T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921