æfenlæcan
Old English
Etymology
By surface analysis, ǣfen (“evening”) + -lǣċan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæː.fen.læː.t͡ʃɑn/, [ˈæː.ven.læː.t͡ʃɑn]
Verb
ǣfenlǣċan
- (impersonal) for evening to approach (glosses Latin advesperāscere)
Conjugation
Conjugation of ǣfenlǣċan (weak, class 1)
| infinitive | ǣfenlǣċan | ǣfenlǣċenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ǣfenlǣċe | ǣfenlǣhte |
| second person singular | ǣfenlǣċest, ǣfenlǣcst | ǣfenlǣhtest |
| third person singular | ǣfenlǣċeþ, ǣfenlǣcþ | ǣfenlǣhte |
| plural | ǣfenlǣċaþ | ǣfenlǣhton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ǣfenlǣċe | ǣfenlǣhte |
| plural | ǣfenlǣċen | ǣfenlǣhten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ǣfenlǣċ | |
| plural | ǣfenlǣċaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ǣfenlǣċende | (ġe)ǣfenlǣht | |
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ǽfen-lǽcan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.