sylian
Old English edit
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Etymology edit
From the fusion of Proto-West Germanic *sulwōn and its progenitor, Proto-West Germanic *sulwijan (“to make or become dirty; to sully”), from Proto-Indo-European *sūl- (“thick liquid, muck”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
sylian
Usage notes edit
- Though a class 2 weak verb, it is conjugated with -ed-, -ed, similar to weak class 1.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of sylian (weak class 1)
| infinitive | sylian | sylienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | sylie | sylede |
| second person singular | sylest | syledest |
| third person singular | syleþ | sylede |
| plural | syliaþ | syledon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | sylie | sylede |
| plural | sylien | syleden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | syle | |
| plural | syliaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| syliende | (ġe)syled | |
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References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “sylian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.