acwinan
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ā- + *cwinan, the latter from Proto-Germanic *kwīnaną (“to expire, wither”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
ācwīnan
- to dwindle, waste away
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of ācwīnan (strong class 1)
infinitive | ācwīnan | ācwīnenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | ācwīne | ācwān |
second person singular | ācwīnst | ācwine |
third person singular | ācwīnþ | ācwān |
plural | ācwīnaþ | ācwinon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | ācwīne | ācwine |
plural | ācwīnen | ācwinen |
imperative | ||
singular | ācwīn | |
plural | ācwīnaþ | |
participle | present | past |
ācwīnende | ācwinen |
References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “a-cwínan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.