sylian
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *suliwōną, *sulwōną, *sulwijaną (“to make dirty; to sully”), from Proto-Indo-European *sūl- (“thick liquid, muck”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsy.li.ɑn/
Verb
sylian
- to sully, soil, pollute, defile
Conjugation
Conjugation of sylian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | sylian | sylienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | syliġe | sylode |
| second person singular | sylast | sylodest |
| third person singular | sylaþ | sylode |
| plural | syliaþ | sylodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | syliġe | sylode |
| plural | syliġen | syloden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | syla | |
| plural | syliaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| syliende | (ġe)sylod | |
Synonyms
- solian
Descendants
- Middle English: sulen, sulien
- English: sully
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller, “sylian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1898.