wræsnan

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwræːs.nɑn/, [ˈwræːz.nɑn]

Verb

wrǣsnan

  1. to change, twist, alter
    • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 24‎[1]:
      Iċ eom wunderliċu wiht, wrǣsne mīne stefne, hwīlum beorce swā hund, hwīlum blǣte swā gāt, hwīlum grǣde swā gōs, hwīlum ġielle swā hafoc,…
      I am a wonderful thing, change my voice, sometimes bark like a hound, sometimes bleat like a goat, sometimes cry like a goose, sometimes yell like a hawk,…

Conjugation

Conjugation of wrǣsnan (weak, class 1)
infinitive wrǣsnan wrǣsnenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular wrǣsne wrǣsnede
second person singular wrǣsnest wrǣsnedest
third person singular wrǣsneþ wrǣsnede
plural wrǣsnaþ wrǣsnedon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular wrǣsne wrǣsnede
plural wrǣsnen wrǣsneden
imperative
singular wrǣsne
plural wrǣsnaþ
participle present past
wrǣsnende (ġe)wrǣsned

References

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