refsan

Old English

Alternative forms

• ræpsan, ræfsan, repsan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rafsijan (“to blame, flog, chastise, punish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈref.sɑn/

Verb

refsan

1. to reprove; rebuke
2. to seize; appropriate
3. to blame

Conjugation

Conjugation of refsan (weak class 1)

infinitive	refsan	refsenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	refse	refste
second person singular	refsest, refst	refstest
third person singular	refseþ, refst	refste
plural	refsaþ	refston
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	refse	refste
plural	refsen	refsten
imperative
singular	refs
plural	refsaþ
participle	present	past
	refsende	(ġe)refsed

Derived terms

• ġeresp