declinian
Old English
Etymology
From Latin dēclīnāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deˈkliːniɑn/
Verb
declīnian
- (grammar) to inflect or decline
Conjugation
Conjugation of declīnian (weak class 2)
infinitive | declīnian | tō declīnienne |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | declīnie declīniġe | declīnode |
2nd-person singular | declīnast | declīnodest |
3rd-person singular | declīnaþ | declīnode |
plural | declīniaþ declīniġaþ | declīnodon |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | declīnie declīniġe | declīnode |
plural | declīnien declīniġen | declīnoden |
imperative | ||
singular | declīna | |
plural | declīniaþ declīniġaþ | |
participle | present | past |
declīniende declīniġende | (ġe)declīnod |
Synonyms
- ġebȳgan
Derived terms
- declīnung f (“declension”)
Further reading
- DECLĪNIAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary