alefan

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈleː.fɑn/, [ɑːˈleː.vɑn]

Etymology 1

From ā- +‎ lēfan

Verb

ālēfan

  1. to become weak, feeble, languid, disabled

Conjugation

Conjugation of ālēfan (weak, class 1)
infinitive ālēfan ālēfenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ālēfe ālēfde
second person singular ālēfest, ālēfst ālēfdest
third person singular ālēfeþ, ālēfþ ālēfde
plural ālēfaþ ālēfdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ālēfe ālēfde
plural ālēfen ālēfden
imperative
singular ālēf
plural ālēfaþ
participle present past
ālēfende ālēfed

Etymology 2

From ā- +‎ lēfan

Verb

ālēfan (Anglian)

  1. alternative form of ālīefan (“to allow, to permit; to believe”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ālēfan (weak, class 1)
infinitive ālēfan ālēfenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ālēfe ālēfde
second person singular ālēfest, ālēfst ālēfdest
third person singular ālēfeþ, ālēfþ ālēfde
plural ālēfaþ ālēfdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ālēfe ālēfde
plural ālēfen ālēfden
imperative
singular ālēf
plural ālēfaþ
participle present past
ālēfende ālēfed

References

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