yfelsian – Old English verb conjugation

Old English verb forms of yfelsian

Infinitive

yfelsian
yfelsienne

Participles

Presentyfelsiende
Past(ġe)yfelsod

Indicative

Present

1st sing.yfelsiġe
2nd sing.yfelsast
3rd sing.yfelsaþ
1st plur.yfelsiaþ
2nd plur.yfelsiaþ
3rd plur.yfelsiaþ

Past

1st sing.yfelsode
2nd sing.yfelsodest
3rd sing.yfelsode
1st plur.yfelsodon
2nd plur.yfelsodon
3rd plur.yfelsodon

Subjunctive

Present

1st sing.yfelsiġe
2nd sing.yfelsiġe
3rd sing.yfelsiġe
1st plur.yfelsiġen
2nd plur.yfelsiġen
3rd plur.yfelsiġen

Past

1st sing.yfelsode
2nd sing.yfelsode
3rd sing.yfelsode
1st plur.yfelsoden
2nd plur.yfelsoden
3rd plur.yfelsoden

Imperative

Singularyfelsa
Pluralyfelsiaþ

Verbs conjugated like 'yfelsian'

cnossian, hwisprian, hwistlian, sagian, sacian, sadian, solian, siwian, sipian, yrsian, myrþrian, fuglian, fundian, fulwian, fullian, leornian, borcian, borgian, beorhtian, wohhian, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Etymology

Folk etymology of eofolsian, see there for more. By surface analysis yfel + -sian, but this derivation does not adequately explain the meaning. Compare yfelsacian, which may have undergone a similar reanalysis.

Sample Sentences

  • Nān blīðheorta mōt godes āgen bearn yfelsian (No man of blithe-heart may blaspheme God's own son)

Cognates

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