syften
Middle English
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editEtymology
editFrom Old English siftan, from Proto-West Germanic *siftijan.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsyften (third-person singular simple present syfteth, present participle syftende, syftynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle syfted)
- To sift, strain, or percolate; to pass through a riddle.
- Synonym: temsen
- (rare) To use a sieve to spread ashes around.
Conjugation
editConjugation of syften (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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editReferences
edit- “siften, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-18.
Swedish
editNoun
editsyften
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