fyrian
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Old English
Etymology
From fȳr (“fire”) + -ian. Cognate with Old Frisian fioria (“to light a fire”), Old High German fiuren (“to ignite, set on fire”).
Pronunciation
Verb
fȳrian
Conjugation
Conjugation of fȳrian (weak class 2)
infinitive | fȳrian | fȳrienne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | fȳriġe | fȳrode |
second person singular | fȳrast | fȳrodest |
third person singular | fȳraþ | fȳrode |
plural | fȳriaþ | fȳrodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | fȳriġe | fȳrode |
plural | fȳriġen | fȳroden |
imperative | ||
singular | fȳra | |
plural | fȳriaþ | |
participle | present | past |
fȳriende | (ġe)fȳrod |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “fȳrian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.