infaran
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From in- + faran. Compare Old High German infaran.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]infaran
- to go in, enter
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter"
- ...þā læġ þǣr sum creopere lama fram cildhāde sē wæs dæġhwāmlīce ġeboren tō þām beorhtan ġete þæt hē ælmessan underfencge æt þām infarendum...
- Then lay there a cripple, lame from childhood, who was daily carried to the 'Beautiful' Gate, that he might receive alms from those entering.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter"
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of infaran (strong class 6)
| infinitive | infaran | infarenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | infare | infōr |
| second person singular | infærest, infærst | infōre |
| third person singular | infæreþ, infærþ | infōr |
| plural | infaraþ | infōron |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | infare | infōre |
| plural | infaren | infōren |
| imperative | ||
| singular | infar | |
| plural | infaraþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| infarende | infæren, infaren | |
Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: infaren
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “infaran”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.