styrian
See also: Styrian
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *sturjan.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editstyrian
- (transitive and intransitive) to move
- Late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 7:21
- Wearþ þā fornumen eall flǣsċ þe ofer Eorðan styrede, manna and fugla, nīetena and crēopendra.
- All flesh was destroyed that moved on the Earth, of people and of birds, of livestock and of reptiles.
- Early 11th century, Wulfstan, "Larspell"
- Iċ ġenam mīne hearpan and ongann mīne strenġas styrian.
- I took my harp and started to move the strings.
- Late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 7:21
Conjugation
editConjugation of styrian (weak class 1)
infinitive | styrian | styrienne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | styrie | styrede |
second person singular | styrest | styredest |
third person singular | styreþ | styrede |
plural | styriaþ | styredon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | styrie | styrede |
plural | styrien | styreden |
imperative | ||
singular | styre | |
plural | styriaþ | |
participle | present | past |
styriende | (ġe)styred |